35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Victoria Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Victoria Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 35.7% of people in Victoria Valley volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This high level of local involvement shapes daily life, with residents giving back far more than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteering rate is far above the national figure of 14.1%, sitting among the highest for similar areas with a 22 point gap.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.5% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure, 32.1% do over 15 hours of housework weekly. This is far above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national levels.
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 Victoria Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22632/victoria-valley/topic/community