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.
Avondale Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Avondale Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people get involved in local volunteering than in most similar areas, which is a key feature of Avondale Heights. Only 7.7% of residents volunteer, a figure well below the national rate of 14.1%. While formal volunteering is low, the area has a high rate of people providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 7.7% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for areas of this size and well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little above the national figure, 15.0% of people provide unpaid care, which is among the highest for similar areas. This sits alongside 20.5% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate about the same as the state and national figures.
15.0% —
Higher than 93% 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.
24.7% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.1% of the population, which is much lower than most similar 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 Avondale Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011533/avondale-heights/topic/community