13.3% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Knoxfield - Scoresby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Knoxfield - Scoresby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Knoxfield - Scoresby provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While many residents are dedicated to family care, other forms of community involvement are less common here. This creates a distinct local profile where domestic support outweighs broader public volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of people volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.5% of residents providing care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11.9% provide other unpaid care and 20.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are about the same as the national average.
11.9% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 83% 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 Knoxfield - Scoresby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011254/knoxfield-scoresby/topic/community