18.9% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alphington - Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Alphington - Fairfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Alphington - Fairfield volunteer, a rate far higher than most other areas. This strong spirit of community service defines the local area, even as the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it fell 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people providing this support, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 25.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure slightly below the state and national averages.
14.5% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.0%. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 91% 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 Alphington - Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021110/alphington-fairfield/topic/community