14.0% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Melbourne · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Melbourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.7% of people in Melbourne provide unpaid childcare, a figure far below the national average. This city sees very low levels of unpaid care and household work compared to other areas, while volunteering has declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people here volunteer, which is similar to the national figure but represents a 4.5 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in the rest of the country. Only 6.3% of people provide unpaid care and 10.4% spend 15 or more hours on housework, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
6.3% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.7% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.4% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
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.
Just 1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.
1.0%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) 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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24600/melbourne/topic/community