9.9% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pakenham - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Pakenham - North East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 34% of people provide unpaid childcare in Pakenham - North East, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of family care stands out in an area where other forms of community involvement, such as volunteering, are much lower than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 34.2% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the Australian average—the 12% who provide other unpaid care are about the same as the national figure. Around 19.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little below the national rate.
12.0% —
Lower than 55% 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.
34.2% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% —
Lower than 65% 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.
About 2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most similar areas but about the same as the state average.
2.0%
Lower than 73% 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 Pakenham - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011549/pakenham-north-east/topic/community