16.5% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Martha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Martha
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and supporting others is a big part of daily life in Mount Martha, where unpaid care and volunteering are far more common than in most other areas. A striking 31.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, although the rate has fallen 3.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in this community, with 25.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national average, alongside high rates of unpaid childcare and a rising number of people providing general unpaid care.
14.1% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian figure and a little above the rate for Victoria.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Martha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021382/mount-martha/topic/community