8.9% ▼ -66.5%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Virginia · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Virginia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering has seen Virginia change significantly since 2011. While fewer people are giving their time to community groups, a much higher proportion of residents are now caring for children unpaid compared to a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.9% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and reflects a steep decline from 26.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 37.5% of people providing care—far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 19.5%, which is much lower than most areas.
10.7% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.5% ▲ +67.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 3.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 53% 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 Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415044/virginia/topic/community