10.8% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pascoe Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Pascoe Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Pascoe Vale spend their spare time volunteering compared to other areas. While 13.4% of residents provide unpaid care, the rate of volunteering is well below the national figure at 10.8%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.4% of residents providing support—a figure higher than most areas. Around 26.3% care for children unpaid, while 19.1% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is lower than the national figure.
13.4% —
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.
26.3% —
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% —
Lower than 70% 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 rare in Pascoe Vale, where just 1.0% of people have served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 91% 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 Pascoe Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031538/pascoe-vale/topic/community