14.5% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flemington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Flemington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Flemington provide unpaid care at home compared to most other areas. Only 10.2% of residents give unpaid care, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This suggests a community where a smaller proportion of the population is managing these types of responsibilities in their daily lives.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the state figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 16.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 17.4% of residents caring for children unpaid—well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, only 14.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is also well below the state and national averages.
10.2% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 1.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most 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 Flemington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206031115/flemington/topic/community