7.0% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Springvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Springvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Less than 1 in 14 people in Springvale volunteer, a figure well below both the Victorian and national averages. This gap highlights a broader trend of lower community participation across the area, including a much lower rate of unpaid care and housework compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This level of participation has fallen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas. Just 18.3% of people care for children unpaid, and only 13.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being well below the Victorian average.
9.1% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
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.
Only 0.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% average for Australia.
0.7%
Lower than 96% 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 Springvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041317/springvale/topic/community