15.5% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Point Nepean · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Point Nepean
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of people in Point Nepean do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework every week, which is well above the national figure. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the area maintains a strong record of people providing unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little above the Victorian and national rates. This is a decrease from 2011, when 19% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care—a rate much higher than most areas. While those caring for children are a little below the national 26.3%, the proportion of people doing significant housework is well above the state average.
14.3% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Point Nepean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021383/point-nepean/topic/community