8.2% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Altona North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Altona North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.2% of people in Altona North volunteer, a figure well below the national average. This low level of community involvement is a defining feature of the area, where volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 8.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This rate has fallen by 1.1 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 11.9% of people providing care—about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, 24.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a number that has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
11.9% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 rare here, with only 1.0% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
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).
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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021343/altona-north/topic/community