20.4% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average 20.4% of people in Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert volunteer, creating a significant gap compared to the national figure. While this level of community involvement is much higher than most areas, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 14.0% of people provide this support, which is much higher than most areas. This is alongside 27.2% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
14.0% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.6%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 80% 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 Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031167/surrey-hills-mont-albert/topic/community