16.3% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Prospect
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and supporting others is a common part of daily life in Prospect. Around 16.3% of the population volunteer, and more people here provide unpaid care for others than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Prospect is higher than in most areas, sitting at 16.3%. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.4% of people providing support—a figure higher than most areas. This includes 27.6% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the national average.
13.4% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
About 2.8% of people in Prospect have served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401061021/prospect/topic/community