18.0% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northcote - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Northcote - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Northcote - West are now giving their time to others than in previous years. This community is very active, with 18% of residents volunteering, a figure well above the national average. While fewer people here provide child care, there is a strong trend of helping out in the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little below the national figure at 23.4%, and only 17.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework. However, 13.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is higher than in most areas.
13.1% —
Higher than 66% 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.
23.4% —
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% —
Lower than 78% 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 1% of people in Northcote - West have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Australian average 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 Northcote - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021500/northcote-west/topic/community