16.6% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Eliza · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Eliza
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One third of people in Mount Eliza provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of family support is mirrored in other areas of community life, though the proportion of local volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 20.9% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.3% of people providing a helping hand and 27.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national averages.
15.3% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Mount Eliza [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021381/mount-eliza/topic/community