14.5% ▼ -48.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Powelltown · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Powelltown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp 13 point drop in volunteering since 2011 marks the latest trend for Powelltown. While 14.5% of people still volunteer, this is lower than in most similar areas. The community also shows a general decline in unpaid care and housework since the last census.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Powelltown now sits at 14.5%, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a significant fall from 2011, when 28% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.5% of people providing such support. This is well below the Victorian average, and the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is also well below the national figure.
9.5% ▼ -38.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.7% ▼ -57.8%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Force service is seen in 3.2% of the population. This is a little above the 2% recorded for Victoria and about the same as the national figure.
3.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Powelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222074/powelltown/topic/community