28.9% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Raymond Island · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Raymond Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people on Raymond Island volunteer, a figure far above the national rate of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, though the number of volunteers has fallen by 13 points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 16.4% of people provide care and 32.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, only 9.0% provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
16.4% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.0% ▼ -65.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.3% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 32.3%
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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 6.2%, this is well above the 2.8% national figure.
6.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Raymond Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221060/raymond-island/topic/community