13.2% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Prahran - Windsor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Prahran - Windsor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Prahran - Windsor than in the rest of the state. Only 14.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a huge gap compared to the 26.3% seen across Victoria and Australia. This trend extends to other forms of unpaid work and community service across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people volunteer here, which is lower than in most other areas. This is roughly the same as the national figure, though the rate has fallen 3.2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is handled by 11.8% of residents, a figure well below the national average. Similarly, those providing unpaid care for others are much fewer than in most areas, sitting at 9.6%.
9.6% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.1% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.8% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 less common here than in most other areas, with only 1.2% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
1.2%
Lower than 88% 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 Prahran - Windsor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206061136/prahran-windsor/topic/community