19.6% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fitzroy North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Fitzroy North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define Fitzroy North. While 19.6% of residents volunteer, the area sees far fewer people providing unpaid childcare and housework than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This figure has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than in most areas at 19.9%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.5% of people provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as across Australia.
12.5% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.2% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
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 Fitzroy North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071143/fitzroy-north/topic/community