12.0% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Somerville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Somerville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Somerville provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of home-based care is a defining feature of the area, though the proportion of people volunteering in the wider community has fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below both the state and national rates, and it has fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing such support, a figure that is among the highest for this level. This is consistent with the fact that 29.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Victorian average.
14.8% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the state figure and about the same as the national average.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021385/somerville/topic/community