6.5% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deer Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.5% of people in Deer Park volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community involvement is reflected across several areas of unpaid work and service.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 6.5% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well below the national rate of 14.1% and the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
6.5% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas; 11.1% of people provide unpaid care, while 15.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
11.1% —
Lower than 68% 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.
24.3% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.8% —
Lower than 87% 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.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Only 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Deer Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011569/deer-park/topic/community