13.6% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Essendon · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Essendon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual proportion of people provide unpaid care in Essendon, though overall volunteer rates have dipped. While 13.4% of residents provide unpaid care, the number of people volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is roughly the same as the Victorian and national rates, but it has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are more common here than in most areas, at 13.4%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much less common than in most areas, at 18.1%, and the 23.4% who care for children unpaid is a little below the national figure.
13.4% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 uncommon in the area, with only 1.4% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Essendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20603/essendon/topic/community