7.0% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sydenham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 7% of people in Sydenham volunteer their time, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This represents a significant drop from 11% in 2011. Community involvement across the suburb is generally lower than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well below the national figure of 14.1% and the Victorian rate of 13.3%. Only 7% of residents currently volunteer, a fall of 4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework and childcare are both lower than most areas, with 16.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. However, the share of people providing some form of unpaid care rose to 12.2% since 2011, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.2% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
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.
Defence service is also low in Sydenham, with only 0.8% of the population having served. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
0.8%
Lower than 93% 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 Sydenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011339/sydenham/topic/community