8.9% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pakenham - North West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Pakenham - North West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Pakenham - North West spend their time caring for children without pay, which is far above national and state levels. This high level of family care defines daily life here, though other forms of community contribution are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%. This is much lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 37.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 20.6% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 11.4% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the state average.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% 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.
37.1% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% —
Lower than 56% 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.6% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 80% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011550/pakenham-north-west/topic/community