14.5% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Waverley - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Waverley - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Around the middle for most types of community involvement, Mount Waverley - South shows a mix of steady care roles and falling volunteer rates. While unpaid care for others is higher than in most similar areas, the proportion of people volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a notable drop from 2011, when 19.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing care—a figure higher than most areas. This includes 27.2% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national rate.
13.5% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 1.6% of people in this area have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Mount Waverley - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051324/mount-waverley-south/topic/community