6.3% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Springvale South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Springvale South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.3% of people in Springvale South volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for any similar area. This low level of community involvement is matched by a smaller-than-average number of people providing unpaid care and household support. Overall, resident participation in these unpaid roles is well below both Victorian and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 6.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 13.3%. This rate has fallen 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas, with only 13.4% of people spending 15 or more hours on housework. Similarly, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 21.2%.
9.7% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.4% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 0.7%, which is a little below the Victorian average of 2.0%.
0.7%
Lower than 97% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041318/springvale-south/topic/community