16.2% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Evelyn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Evelyn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 32.7% of people in Mount Evelyn provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a community where family responsibilities and caregiving are very common. While many residents contribute to the area through care and unpaid work, volunteering rates have dipped in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most similar areas, with 16.2% of residents helping out. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, though it has fallen from 20.6% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area, with 25.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Alongside the high rate of childcare, 16.1% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is well above the national figure and has risen since 2011.
16.1% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.1% of the population having served. This is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 Evelyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051283/mount-evelyn/topic/community