20.1% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Venus Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Venus Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Venus Bay (L) volunteer their time compared to most similar areas. About 20.1% of residents provide unpaid help to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is active in both formal volunteering and unpaid care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.1% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This is a high rate for the region, though it has fallen 7.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common here, with 15.7% of people providing unpaid care and 29% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, the 16.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.7% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.8% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 3.1%, this is lower than most similar areas, though it is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
3.1%
Lower than 63% 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 Venus Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221076/venus-bay/topic/community