13.5% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ferntree Gully - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ferntree Gully - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of residents provide unpaid care in Ferntree Gully - North compared to most other areas. While 14.2% of people give unpaid care, other forms of community involvement like volunteering have seen a decline over recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a notable drop from 2016, when 19.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.2% of people doing so. Around 27% of residents provide unpaid childcare, while 20.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.2% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
The share of people who served in the Defence Force is 2.6%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 56% 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 Ferntree Gully - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011447/ferntree-gully-north/topic/community