11.0% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Delacombe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Delacombe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Delacombe provide unpaid childcare, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of family care defines daily life here, though the area has seen a sharp drop in community volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.0% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is well below the 14.1% national average and has fallen by 5.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.2% of people providing care and 21.0% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. The high rate of unpaid childcare is particularly striking at 31.5%, well above the Victorian average of 26.3%.
13.2% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 service is less common than in most areas, with 2.5% of residents having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure and the 2.0% state average.
2.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Delacombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011006/delacombe/topic/community