16.1% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Victoria Park (South Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A low rate of unpaid care work shapes daily life in Victoria Park (South Metropolitan), where only 8.7% of people provide unpaid care. This is well below the national figure, though more people here now volunteer their time than they did a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people in Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen slightly since 2011 and sits a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much fewer people perform unpaid care here than in other areas, with only 21.8% caring for children and 14.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well below the state and national averages.
8.7% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.5% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
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.
Around 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55405/victoria-park/topic/community