14.6% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Kilda - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in St Kilda - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in St Kilda - West have remained steady since 2011. The area is now defined by a very low rate of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.9% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 13.1% of people caring for children and 12.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are far below the national average of around 26%.
9.9% —
Lower than 82% 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.
13.1% —
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.1% —
Lower than 95% 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 uncommon here, with only 1.3% of residents having served, a figure much lower than most similar areas.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051514/st-kilda-west/topic/community