20.7% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Melba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Melba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people contribute their time to others in Melba than in most other areas. High rates of volunteering and unpaid care mark this community, with 20.7% of residents volunteering their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a little above the ACT average, though the rate fell 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 34.6% of people caring for children and 15.4% providing other unpaid care—both among the highest rates for similar areas. Housework is also more frequent here, as 24.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid work weekly.
15.4% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.6% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than across Australia, with 5.8% of the population having served. This is about the same as the ACT average of 6.0%.
5.8%
Higher than 91% 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 Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011022/melba/topic/community