11.0% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Seaford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Seaford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Seaford provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. While many residents are stepped up to support families and others in need, formal volunteering has seen a noticeable decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people helping others, a rate much higher than most areas. This is consistent with the 27.8% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the Victorian average.
13.8% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for similar areas and close to the national figure of 2.8%.
2.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Seaford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011375/seaford/topic/community