9.8% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Docklands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Docklands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people get involved in unpaid community work in Docklands compared to the rest of the state. Only 9.8% of residents volunteer, and the area sees some of the lowest rates of unpaid care and housework in the region. This reflects a community where formal work and private life take priority over traditional community service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Docklands is much lower than in most other areas, with just 9.8% of people helping out. This figure has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011 and is well below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is rare here, with only 13.1% of people caring for children and 5.4% providing general unpaid care. Both figures are far below the Victorian average, although the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework rose slightly to 11.4% since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.1% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.4% ▲ +28.5%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with only 1.2% of residents having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 Docklands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041118/docklands/topic/community