17.2% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Axedale · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Axedale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Axedale provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the state and national averages. This high level of family care is the standout feature of the area's community contribution. While many residents are busy with home and family, volunteering is also more common here than in most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of people volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a drop from 2011, when volunteering reached 21.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 39.8% of people caring for children—a rate far above the national 26.3%. Additionally, 26.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
12.5% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.8% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 2.7% of the population having this experience. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.7%
Lower than 73% 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 Axedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222003/axedale/topic/community