7.7% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Melton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Melton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering than similar areas define the community profile of Melton. While only 7.7% of people here volunteer, a higher than usual proportion of residents provide unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 7.7% of people in Melton volunteer, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 13.3% and among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much higher than most areas at 14.7%, though the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.7% —
Higher than 90% 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.
23.3% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% —
Lower than 69% 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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.6%
Lower than 58% 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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041577/melton/topic/community