8.9% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Frankston North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Frankston North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 8.9% of people in Frankston North volunteer, a figure well below the national average. This low level of community involvement is the most striking feature of the area, and the number has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 8.9%, it sits well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare and housework are a little below state and national levels, the number of people providing other unpaid care has risen to 13.8%. This is much higher than in most similar areas.
13.8% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 2.5% of the population served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the 2% seen in Victoria.
2.5%
Lower than 59% 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011372/frankston-north/topic/community