24.2% ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Violet Town · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Violet Town
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Violet Town volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This strong spirit of community contribution defines the area, with volunteering increasing significantly since 2011. Residents are far more likely to give their time to others than people in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.2% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% national average. This figure has risen by 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 14% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the state figure, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 17%. Those doing over 15 hours of housework weekly sit at 22.6%, a little above the national figure.
14.0% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.0% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
Defence service is slightly more common here than across Victoria, with 3.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.2%
Lower 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 Violet Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221077/violet-town/topic/community