10.8% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southbank (West) - South Wharf · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Southbank (West) - South Wharf
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in Southbank (West) - South Wharf engage in unpaid care or volunteering compared to similar areas. Only 10.8% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This pattern of low community involvement extends across childcare and domestic work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas. At 10.8%, it sits a little below the Victorian average of 13.3% and well below the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is among the lowest at this level, with only 12.1% of people caring for children—far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (11.3%) and those providing general unpaid care (6.2%) are both well below state and national levels.
6.2% —
Lower than 97% 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.
12.1% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.3% —
Lower than 97% 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.
Defence service is much lower here than in most areas. Only 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Victorian average but a little below the Australian figure.
1.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Southbank (West) - South Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041508/southbank-south-wharf/topic/community