8.3% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clarinda - Oakleigh South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Clarinda - Oakleigh South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Clarinda - Oakleigh South since 2011, while unpaid care work has become more common. Only 8.3% of residents now volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. This shift is seen alongside a rise in those providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 2.1 percentage points since 2011 to 8.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people are providing unpaid care here, rising 3.3 percentage points since 2011 to 14.0%, which is a little above the national figure. However, those caring for children (23.7%) and doing heavy housework (19.0%) are both a little below the state and national averages.
14.0% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 uncommon in the area, with 0.9% of people having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits a little below the 2.8% national figure.
0.9%
Lower than 92% 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 Clarinda - Oakleigh South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041309/clarinda-oakleigh-south/topic/community