13.9% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coburg - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Coburg - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one in five people in Coburg - East provide unpaid childcare, though this is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The area shows a mix of community involvement, with a decent number of people providing general unpaid care and volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 13.9% of people giving their time, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.4% of residents provide unpaid care—a figure higher than most areas—far fewer people are tasked with unpaid childcare (20.6%) or heavy housework (17.3%) compared to the national average.
13.4% —
Higher than 71% 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.
20.6% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% —
Lower than 81% 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.
Only 0.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the Victorian and national figures.
0.8%
Lower than 94% 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 Coburg - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011497/coburg-east/topic/community