15.1% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Melbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Port Melbourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 15.1% of people in Port Melbourne volunteer their time, which is a little above the national figure. While many residents contribute to the community, there is a notable gap in those performing unpaid childcare and housework compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little above the Victorian and national figures, though the rate has fallen 1.8 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 23.1%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much lower than most areas. However, people providing other types of unpaid care are higher than most areas at 13.1%.
13.1% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
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.
Only 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure.
1.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Port Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051130/port-melbourne/topic/community