18.7% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ocean Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ocean Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has grown significantly in Ocean Grove, where nearly one in five people now volunteer. This area stands out for its high levels of unpaid work and service, with participation rates well above the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.7% of people caring for children and 25.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework—both figures well above the national average. Additionally, 13.9% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian rate.
13.9% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 around the middle for similar areas, with 3.0% of the population having served, a figure slightly above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Ocean Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031490/ocean-grove/topic/community