14.3% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Frankston South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Frankston South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Frankston South since 2011, but unpaid care work has become more common. Now, 31.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This is a drop from 2011, when 18.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 23.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 14.6% providing general unpaid care. Both figures are much higher than most areas, including those who look after children unpaid.
14.6% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
A little above the state average, 3.1% of people in Frankston South have served in the Defence Force.
3.1%
Higher 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011373/frankston-south/topic/community