13.3% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Preston - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Preston - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong commitment to helping others defines daily life in Preston - West, where people are more likely to provide unpaid care than in most other areas. While 14.1% of residents provide this support, volunteering has fallen recently to 13.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped 4.5 percentage points since 2016. At 13.3%, the number of volunteers is lower than in most areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with the figure rising to 14.1%. Meanwhile, 26.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare and 20.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are about the same as the national figures.
14.1% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 1.1%, this is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021429/preston-west/topic/community