9.1% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mernda - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mernda - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Mernda - North provide unpaid childcare, making it one of the highest rates for this activity in the region. This high level of family care is a defining feature of daily life here, though other forms of community involvement are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 38.3% of people providing this care, far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.1% provide other unpaid care and 21.4% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are about the same as the state and national figures.
12.1% —
Lower than 53% 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.
38.3% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% —
Higher than 53% 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 service is uncommon here, with 1.7% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 Mernda - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041531/mernda-north/topic/community