8.8% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Reservoir - South East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Reservoir - South East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and providing unpaid care in Reservoir - South East than in most other similar areas. Only 8.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 20.1%, while 16.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is also well below the state and national figures. However, the 12.1% of people providing any unpaid care is about the same as the national figure of 11.9%.
12.1% —
Lower than 52% 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.
20.1% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.4% —
Lower than 86% 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 1.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 90% 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 - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021525/reservoir-south-east/topic/community