12.8% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Altona · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Altona
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little over 13% of people in Altona volunteer their time, which is a little below the national figure. While volunteering has fallen since 2011, there has been a notable increase in the number of people providing unpaid care and looking after children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 13.8% of people helping others. This is alongside 27.5% of residents caring for children unpaid, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages.
13.8% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.4% of people having served in the Defence Force.
2.4%
Lower than 63% 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 Altona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021341/altona/topic/community