16.5% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Vermont · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Vermont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average, 32.8% of people in Vermont provide unpaid childcare. This high level of family support defines the local community's participation, which is much higher than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 23.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure. While 12.7% provide general unpaid care—about the same as the rest of the country—the rate of those caring for children is much higher than most areas.
12.7% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.0%. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian average.
2.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Vermont
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Vermont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22627/vermont/topic/community