21.7% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Melbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in East Melbourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 21.7% of East Melbourne residents giving their time to others. This level of community spirit is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the national figure of 26.3%, and only 14.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. However, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care has risen to 12.2%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.2% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.3% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.9% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian average of 2.0%.
2.1%
Lower than 70% 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 East Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041119/east-melbourne/topic/community