20.8% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Melville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Melville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of volunteering than the national figure defines Melville, where 20.8% of residents give their time to others. This strong community spirit is matched by a high proportion of people providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of people in Melville volunteer, which is well above both the state and national figures. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 31.4% of people caring for children, a figure well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, 12.7% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the state figure.
12.7% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 service is more common in Melville than in most areas, with 3.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041181/melville/topic/community