5.9% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Roxburgh Park - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Roxburgh Park - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Less than 6% of people volunteer their time in Roxburgh Park - North, which is one of the lowest rates for an area of this type. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in the home, where fewer residents perform unpaid housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is less common here, with only 13.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a slightly lower rate of people caring for children unpaid (24.7%) compared to Victoria (26.3%), while general unpaid care is about the same as the state average at 12.2%.
12.2% —
Lower than 52% 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.
13.6% —
Lower than 92% 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 in the area, with 0.5% of people having served, which is a little below the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
0.5%
Lower than 99% 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 Roxburgh Park - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051545/roxburgh-park-north/topic/community