16.7% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fitzroy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Fitzroy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Fitzroy involves a high level of community contribution, with 16.7% of residents volunteering. This is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The area is also marked by a very low rate of unpaid family care compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most other areas, though the rate dipped from 19.6% in 2011 to 16.7% in the latest census.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here than elsewhere, with only 13.3% of people caring for children—far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those doing heavy housework (15+ hours a week) are among the lowest in the country at 12.6%.
10.3% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.3% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.6% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.1%, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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 Fitzroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071142/fitzroy/topic/community