15.3% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Box Hill North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Box Hill North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Box Hill North than they were a decade ago, with the rate falling from 21.1% in 2011 to 15.3% in 2021. While the area still sees a little more volunteer work than the state and national figures, other forms of unpaid care have shifted over time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure. This represents a 5.8 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (27.2%) and housework (20.1%) are both about the same as the state and national figures. However, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care is higher than most areas, rising to 13.1% since 2011.
13.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 1.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 84% 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 Box Hill North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031164/box-hill-north/topic/community