17.4% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Yarra - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in South Yarra - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High rates of volunteering define daily life in South Yarra - West, where 17.4% of residents give their time to help others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, the area sees much less unpaid care for children and housework compared to most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of people helping out, which is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. This is a drop from 2011, when 22.2% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than usual, with only 15.9% of people caring for children compared to 26.3% across Australia. Similarly, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure.
10.9% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.9% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.4% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
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.
Only 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas. This is about the same as the Victorian average of 2.0%.
1.9%
Lower than 74% 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 South Yarra - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041125/south-yarra-west/topic/community