12.2% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pascoe Vale South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Pascoe Vale South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Pascoe Vale South provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While formal volunteering has declined, there is a strong presence of people supporting others through unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 15.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 17.1% of people providing support—a figure well above the national average. This is higher than most areas, and is alongside a higher than usual rate of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
17.1% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
Only 1.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 Pascoe Vale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011109/pascoe-vale-south/topic/community