25.8% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deakin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Deakin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Deakin volunteer their time, making it a community with very high levels of civic engagement. This spirit of participation is reflected in the area's strong rates of unpaid care and a high number of former service members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 25.8% of residents giving their time. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the ACT's 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a frequent part of life in Deakin, as 15.0% of people provide care and 28.4% look after children unpaid. Both figures are well above the national average.
15.0% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 total of 7.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
7.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80044/deakin/topic/community