13.6% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dromana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Dromana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most other areas define the community spirit in Dromana. While about 14.3% of people provide unpaid care, other activities like volunteering have seen a decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people in Dromana volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and nearly the same as the Victorian figure. This is a drop from 2011, when volunteering stood at 18.6%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing help to others, a figure slightly above the national average. While those caring for children unpaid (23.9%) are fewer than in most areas, 22.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.3% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.2%, this is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.2%
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 Dromana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021377/dromana/topic/community