6.4% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dandenong - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Dandenong - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Dandenong - South engage in unpaid community or home work compared to other areas. Only 6.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This low level of participation extends across both formal volunteering and unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 6.4% of people helping out. This is well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 9.7% of people providing such support. This includes well below average rates for those caring for children (20.9%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (12.4%).
9.7% —
Lower than 83% 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.
20.9% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.4% —
Lower than 95% 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.
Defence service is among the lowest for similar areas, with 0.8% of the population having served. This is a little below the 2% recorded for Victoria.
0.8%
Lower than 94% 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 Dandenong - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041564/dandenong-south/topic/community