11.0% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Frankston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Frankston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in volunteering marks the biggest shift in Frankston's community involvement since 2011. While 11.0% of people now volunteer, this is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend suggests a drop in unpaid community work over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.0% of people in Frankston volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This rate has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others has risen to 12.9%, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the 18.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most other places.
12.9% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 67% 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 Frankston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011371/frankston/topic/community