10.9% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Melbourne - North East · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Melbourne - North East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Melbourne - North East than in most other areas, but unpaid care roles are very common. Only 10.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011. However, the region sees high rates of people providing unpaid care for children and others in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much less common here than in most other areas, with only 10.9% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 3.4 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life here, as 28.4% of people care for children, which is much higher than most areas. Similarly, 13.6% provide other unpaid care, a rate that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011.
13.6% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 region, with 1.7% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) 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 Melbourne - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/209/melbourne-north-east/topic/community