11.8% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aspendale Gardens - Waterways · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered their time in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways since 2011, with the rate falling from 15.7% to 11.8%. While volunteering has dropped, more people are now providing unpaid care to others. This shift highlights a change in how residents contribute to their community and families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 11.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.4% of people providing care and 28.6% caring for children, both of which are higher than most areas. This is a slight increase since 2011, though the number of people caring for children has actually fallen since then.
13.4% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
Only 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 Aspendale Gardens - Waterways [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031183/aspendale-gardens-waterways/topic/community