15.3% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Smythes Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Smythes Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 32.1% of people in Smythes Creek provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. This community sees high levels of unpaid care and housework, though the number of local volunteers has fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures. This is a decline from 2011, when 20.2% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
High levels of unpaid work are common here, with 25.5% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure, and 15.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is among the highest rates for similar areas.
15.4% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national rates.
2.4%
Lower than 63% 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 Smythes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011007/smythes-creek/topic/community