12.1% —
Lower than 54% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greater Melbourne · Capital City
Community Participation in Greater Melbourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant 26.5% of people in Greater Melbourne provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents contribute through care and housework, the number of people volunteering their time has dropped since the last census.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2016 to reach 12.1%. This is a little below both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.6% of people providing care—a rate that rose since 2016 and is much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, 19.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little below the national figure of 20.7%.
12.6% —
Higher than 81% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% —
Higher than 74% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% —
Higher than 57% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 87% of capital city 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 Greater Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/2GMEL/greater-melbourne/topic/community