31.4% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shoreham · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Shoreham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Shoreham volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This level of community involvement is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. It reflects a local culture of giving back that has grown steadily since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This rate has risen by 3.4 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people here take on unpaid roles, with 16.1% providing unpaid care and 25.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national figures. Around 25.6% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
16.1% ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.7% of residents having served. This is well above the 2% recorded for Victoria.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Shoreham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221065/shoreham/topic/community