16.7% ▼ -40.8%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flemington Racecourse · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Flemington Racecourse
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and defence service set Flemington Racecourse apart from most similar areas. While 16.7% of residents volunteer, there is a very low trend of people providing unpaid childcare or housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most other areas, though the rate has fallen 12 points since 2011 to 16.7%. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon in the area, with 0.0% of people providing unpaid care. This is far below the national figure, and the rates of unpaid housework and childcare are also among the lowest at this level.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.4% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
7.7% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
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.
A high 5.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
5.4%
Higher than 89% 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 Racecourse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041120/flemington-racecourse/topic/community