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.
Fraser Rise - Plumpton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Fraser Rise - Plumpton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Fraser Rise - Plumpton is heavily focused on the home, where 37.6% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, though very few residents find time to volunteer in the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.5% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While a huge number of people care for children unpaid, other forms of support are less common. Only 9.5% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.5% —
Lower than 86% 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.
37.6% —
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% —
Lower than 68% 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.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is rare here, with 0.6% of people having served in the Defence Force, a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.6%
Lower than 98% 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 Fraser Rise - Plumpton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041574/fraser-rise-plumpton/topic/community