6.5% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doveton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Doveton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.5% of people in Doveton volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community participation is reflected across the board, with much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of Victoria.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 13.3%. This is a decline from 2011, when 8.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 21.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, and 14.6% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, both of which are well below national figures.
10.9% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.6% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 rare in Doveton, with only 1.0% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 91% 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 Doveton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021295/doveton/topic/community