15.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Vervale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Vervale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Vervale is marked by a very high rate of people providing unpaid care. While few residents are involved in formal volunteering or childcare, a striking 25.6% of the population provides unpaid care to others, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people in Vervale volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A far higher proportion of people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, at 25.6%. This contrasts with other home duties, as the 10.3% who spend 15 or more hours on housework is far below the national figure, and those caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average.
25.6% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.3% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
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.
No one in Vervale has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the Victorian and national averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Vervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22629/vervale/topic/community