9.9% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doreen - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Doreen - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 41.6% of people provide unpaid childcare in Doreen - South, which is far above the national figure. While family care is very common here, other forms of community contribution are much lower than the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing a helping hand and 21.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is most evident in childcare, where 41.6% of people provide unpaid care, far above the national figure of 26.3%.
13.5% —
Higher than 72% 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.
41.6% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% —
Higher than 54% 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.
Defence Force veterans make up 1.8% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 Doreen - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041528/doreen-south/topic/community