7.7% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mernda - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mernda - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Forty per cent of people in Mernda - South provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family care stands out in a community where other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering, are much less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 40.4% of people provide unpaid childcare—far above the 26.3% seen across Australia—those providing other unpaid care or doing 15-plus hours of housework are around the middle for similar areas.
11.9% —
Lower than 56% 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.
40.4% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% —
Higher than 56% 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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with just 1.1% of the population having done so, which is much lower than most areas.
1.1%
Lower than 88% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041532/mernda-south/topic/community