12.3% ▼ -40.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Vasa Views · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Vasa Views
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid home care sets Vasa Views apart from the rest of the state. While nearly 30% of people do heavy housework, a smaller number of residents volunteer compared to other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 32.5% caring for children and 29.8% doing over 15 hours of housework, both well above the national average. However, only 8.8% provide other unpaid care, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%.
8.8% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
Five per cent of people in Vasa Views have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much higher than most areas and a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Vasa Views [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32932/vasa-views/topic/community