9.2% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Point Cook - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Point Cook - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Point Cook - East than in most similar areas. While only 9.2% of residents give their time to volunteer work, nearly 39% are providing unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2016, falling by 5.4 percentage points to 9.2%. This is well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common here, with 38.5% of people doing so, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those providing other forms of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 9.9%.
9.9% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.5% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 Point Cook - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051464/point-cook-east/topic/community