Deer Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Community Participation in Deer Park

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.

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📍 Deer Park, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Deer Park sits — Volunteers

6.5%
  • 5.0%–5.9%: 58 areas
  • 5.9%–6.8%: 52 areas
  • 6.8%–7.7%: 74 areas
  • 7.7%–8.6%: 86 areas
  • 8.6%–9.5%: 83 areas
  • 9.5%–10.4%: 103 areas
  • 10.4%–11.3%: 124 areas
  • 11.3%–12.1%: 144 areas
  • 12.1%–13.0%: 174 areas
  • 13.0%–13.9%: 180 areas
  • 13.9%–14.8%: 174 areas
  • 14.8%–15.7%: 152 areas
  • 15.7%–16.6%: 156 areas
  • 16.6%–17.5%: 135 areas
  • 17.5%–18.4%: 106 areas
  • 18.4%–19.3%: 106 areas
  • 19.3%–20.2%: 91 areas
  • 20.2%–21.1%: 79 areas
  • 21.1%–22.0%: 62 areas
  • 22.0%–22.9%: 52 areas
  • 22.9%–23.8%: 36 areas
  • 23.8%–24.6%: 38 areas
  • 24.6%–25.5%: 19 areas
  • 25.5%–26.4%: 21 areas
  • 26.4%–27.3%: 13 areas
  • 27.3%–28.2%: 14 areas
  • 28.2%–29.1%: 14 areas
  • 29.1%–30.0%: 37 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Deer Park — lower than 97% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Deer Park6.5%
3023, VIC 7.3%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

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.

Unpaid care & work

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%.

Defence service

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.

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 Deer Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011569/deer-park/topic/community