8.4% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Reservoir - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Reservoir - North East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few of the expected shifts in community roles have been seen in Reservoir - North East over recent years. Only 8.4% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Low levels of unpaid care and service also mark this area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas, with only 8.4% of residents giving their time compared to 13.3% across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas. This includes people caring for children (21.8%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.3%), both of which are well below the national figures.
11.7% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 1.0% of people have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
1.0%
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 Reservoir - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021523/reservoir-north-east/topic/community