13.4% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doncaster East - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Doncaster East - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Doncaster East - North over the last few years, with the rate falling by 7.6 percentage points since 2016. Despite this drop, the area sees high levels of unpaid care work, with 14.3% of residents providing unpaid support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% 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.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of residents doing so—a rate much higher than most areas. This is seen alongside high numbers of people caring for children (28.2%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (22.7%).
14.3% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most other areas.
1.3%
Lower than 85% 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 East - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021424/doncaster-east-north/topic/community