9.4% ▼ -50.2%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hazeldene · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Hazeldene
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 1 in 10 people volunteer in Hazeldene, a rate that has fallen sharply since 2011. While community volunteering is low, the area sees a high level of unpaid care for others. This reflects a shift toward private support roles rather than public community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.4% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This level of participation is among the lowest for similar areas and has dropped 9.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.7% of people providing help to others, a figure well above the national mark of 11.9%. Meanwhile, 23.3% care for children unpaid, which is a little below the state and national figures.
15.7% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 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.
About 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
2.5%
Lower than 78% 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 Hazeldene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222034/hazeldene/topic/community