10.9% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Point Cook - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Point Cook - North East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family duties dominate the daily routine in Point Cook - North East, where 33.2% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, marking it as one of the most active areas for child-rearing in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While many residents are busy with children, only 11.2% provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas. About 21.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure slightly above the Victorian average.
11.2% —
Lower than 67% 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.
33.2% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% —
Higher than 51% 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 Force veterans make up 2.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state figure.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051580/point-cook-north-east/topic/community