11.5% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doncaster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Doncaster
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 12% of people in Doncaster volunteer their time, which is a little below the Victorian average. This reflects a broader trend of declining community involvement in the area, with volunteer rates dropping by 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.5% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people doing unpaid childcare and housework is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, the 12.5% of residents providing unpaid care is about the same as the Victorian average.
12.5% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.9%
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.
Only 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 Doncaster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021157/doncaster/topic/community