24.7% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Peterborough · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Peterborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Peterborough than in the rest of the state. Roughly one in four residents gives their time to help others, which is more than double the national figure. This strong spirit of helping extends to high rates of unpaid work and care within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.7% of people here are volunteers, a figure far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the rate has fallen by 3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 31.3% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, 29.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a little above the state average.
13.2% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 31.3%
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 more common here than elsewhere, with 7.3% of people having served. This is well above the 2% seen across Victoria.
7.3%
Higher than 93% 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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222070/peterborough/topic/community