9.5% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Point Cook - North West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Point Cook - North West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Point Cook - North West provide unpaid childcare than the state average. While only 9.5% of residents volunteer, this is a significant gap compared to the national figure. These figures show a community focused heavily on family care over traditional volunteer roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 9.5% of people helping out. This is well below the Victoria figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 38.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 20.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 10.2% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the national figure.
10.2% —
Lower than 79% 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.
38.2% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% —
Lower than 53% 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 78% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051581/point-cook-north-west/topic/community