20.4% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clifton Hill - Alphington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Clifton Hill - Alphington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in most similar areas, making Clifton Hill - Alphington a standout for community spirit. Around 20.4% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While this level of engagement is high, it has fallen from 24.9% in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.4% of people in this area volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This rate is much higher than most other similar areas, though it has dropped by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is about the same as the national figure at 25.3%. While 13.3% of people provide some form of unpaid care—a rate higher than most areas—only 18.2% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than most areas.
13.3% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 people in this area have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
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 Clifton Hill - Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071145/clifton-hill-alphington/topic/community