22.2% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Poowong · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Poowong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Poowong volunteer, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas. This community is notably active, with 22.2% of residents giving their time to others, far exceeding both the Victorian and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have risen since 2011 to 22.2%, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas, while 23.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—a figure well above the Victorian average.
11.7% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
Only 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
2.5%
Lower than 76% 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 Poowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222071/poowong/topic/community