8.9% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Virginia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Virginia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Less than 9% of people in Virginia volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. While community volunteering is low, a high number of residents spend their time caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 31.3% of people providing this care—well above the national figure of 26.3%. Conversely, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are much fewer than in most areas.
11.4% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of the population having served.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41507/virginia/topic/community