13.1% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leopold · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Leopold
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and support stand out in Leopold compared to similar areas. While 14.8% of people provide unpaid care, the number of local volunteers has dropped significantly since 2011. This reflects a community where home-based support is common, even as formal volunteering declines.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011 to 13.1%. This is lower than most areas and sits slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid support than in most areas, with 14.8% caring for others, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is consistent with high rates of unpaid housework (23.1%) and child care (28.4%), both of which are a little above the state and national figures.
14.8% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. At 3.2%, the proportion of people who served is a little above the Victoria figure of 2.0%.
3.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Leopold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021044/leopold/topic/community