11.2% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Preston - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Preston - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering and unpaid care than most similar areas define Preston - East. Only 11.2% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that has fallen by 3.4 percentage points since 2016. This community shows a lower tendency toward unpaid domestic and care work compared to state and national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 11.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (21.0%) and housework of 15+ hours (16.4%) are both well below the state and national figures. However, the proportion of people providing general unpaid care rose to 12.4%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.4% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.4% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 among the lowest for this level, with only 0.9% of the population having served. This is a little below the 2.0% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
0.9%
Lower than 92% 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 Preston - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021428/preston-east/topic/community