8.3% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Morang - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in South Morang - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.3% of people in South Morang - South volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This represents a notable drop for the area, as volunteering fell 4.5 percentage points since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas, sitting well below the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is around the middle for similar areas. Meanwhile, 12.4% provide some form of unpaid care, and 18.0% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.4% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 1.4% of the population, which is much lower than in most other areas.
1.4%
Lower than 83% 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 South Morang - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041436/south-morang-south/topic/community