22.3% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rutherglen · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Rutherglen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Rutherglen and the rest of the country when it comes to volunteering, with 22.3% of residents giving their time. This community is much more active in unpaid work than most areas, and this trend has grown since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.3% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This level of community spirit has risen by 4.3 points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most similar areas, with 15.4% doing so. This is well above the national figure, while 25% of residents spend 15 hours or more each week on housework.
15.4% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Defence service is more common in Rutherglen than in most areas. Around 4.3% of residents have served, which is a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.3%
Higher than 67% of urban centre 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 Rutherglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215076/rutherglen/topic/community