14.9% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Edithvale - Aspendale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Edithvale - Aspendale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has fallen by 4.4 points since 2011 in Edithvale - Aspendale, though unpaid care has become more common. A striking 32.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This creates a community where a high proportion of residents balance home responsibilities with other activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 19.3% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 15.5% of people providing care—a figure that rose 3.7 points since 2011 and is well above the national average. This is consistent with the fact that 32.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas.
15.5% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population. This is lower than most areas and is about the same as the 2.0% recorded for Victoria.
2.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Edithvale - Aspendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031189/edithvale-aspendale/topic/community