11.5% ▼ -55.4%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hastings (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Hastings (Eastern Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering has marked the last decade in Hastings, where only 11.5% of people now volunteer. While formal community work has fallen, there is a strong trend toward unpaid family care. This creates a contrast between declining public service and a high level of support provided within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 14 points since 2011 to reach 11.5%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most other areas, with 14.2% of residents doing so. This includes 29.2% of people caring for children, which is a little above the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.2% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 Hastings have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average of 2.0%.
5.0%
Higher than 88% of state electorate 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 Hastings (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23702/hastings/topic/community