19.7% ▼ -33.9%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ventnor · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Ventnor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Ventnor volunteer, a figure well above the Victorian and national rates. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work, from local volunteering to high levels of housework. While many contribute their time, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, far above the state average of 20.1%. Meanwhile, the 14.1% who provide unpaid care is higher than most areas, though the 21.2% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.1% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 slightly higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to other areas, at 4.0% against the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
4.0%
Higher than 61% 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 Ventnor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221075/ventnor/topic/community