13.5% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Yarra - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in South Yarra - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in South Yarra - South involves very little unpaid care work compared to the rest of the country. Only 12.9% of people here provide unpaid child care, a figure far below the national average. While volunteer rates are typical for the area, the community is marked by a much lower rate of home and family care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 9.4% of people providing it. This is well below the state average, including the 12.7% who do 15 or more hours of housework—a rate well below the national figure.
9.4% —
Lower than 86% 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.
12.9% —
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.7% —
Lower than 94% 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 rare in the area, with 1.2% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 South Yarra - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206061516/south-yarra-south/topic/community