11.8% —
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Melbourne CBD - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Melbourne CBD - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates and unpaid care have remained low in Melbourne CBD - North, reflecting a population that does very little unpaid domestic work. Only 11.8% of people volunteer here, and the area has some of the lowest rates of unpaid caregiving and housework in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 11.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very rare here; only 4.2% of people care for children and 6.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are far below the state and national figures.
2.9% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
4.2% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
6.8% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 0.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the national average.
0.4%
Lower than 99% 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 Melbourne CBD - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041504/melbourne-cbd-north/topic/community