22.0% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Dandenong - Olinda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Dandenong - Olinda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Mount Dandenong - Olinda do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework each week, which is among the highest rates for this level. This area shows a strong pattern of giving back and supporting others through high levels of volunteering and unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 22% of people pitching in, though this is 3.1 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, as 16% of people provide care for others and 30.4% care for children. Both figures are well above the Victorian and national averages.
16.0% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
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.
About 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 59% 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 Mount Dandenong - Olinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051282/mount-dandenong-olinda/topic/community