11.6% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doncaster East - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Doncaster East - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Doncaster East - South provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent. This mix suggests a local life heavily focused on the home and family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 11.6% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure and marks a drop of 5.8 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 30.4% of residents caring for children, which is well above the Victorian average of 26.3%. Around 22% of people also do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a little above the national figure.
12.5% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Defence service is rare in this area, with only 1.2% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national average of 2.8%.
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 Doncaster East - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021425/doncaster-east-south/topic/community