11.9% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Footscray - Tottenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in West Footscray - Tottenham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 1.2% of people in West Footscray - Tottenham have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. While many residents are involved in unpaid care, the local rate of volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 11.9% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. This is a decline for the area, as the rate fell 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has increased across the board since 2011, with 11.7% of people now providing unpaid care. This sits alongside 26.0% of residents caring for children unpaid, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
11.7% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
The proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is 1.2%, which is much lower than most other similar areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 West Footscray - Tottenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031351/west-footscray-tottenham/topic/community