15.0% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Kilda East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in St Kilda East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in St Kilda East volunteered in 2021 than they did a decade ago, with the rate falling from 18.9% to 15%. While volunteering remains slightly above the state figure, the area is much less likely to be home to people providing unpaid care or housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and around the middle for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 10.5% of people providing care and a small 18.4% caring for children, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Only 12.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, also well below the Australian average.
10.5% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.6% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 1.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 91% 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 St Kilda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051134/st-kilda-east/topic/community