9.8% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Melbourne - South East · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Melbourne - South East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 9.8% of people in Melbourne - South East volunteer, which is well below the national figure. While many residents help out at home, formal community volunteering has fallen since 2011. This area shows a distinct gap between private care and public service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas, falling 3.7 points since 2011 to reach 9.8%. This is well below the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than the national average of 26.3% provide unpaid childcare, with 27.7% doing so. Other unpaid work is less common, as the 18.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the national figure.
11.6% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 rare here, with only 1.2% of people having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 94% 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 - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/212/melbourne-south-east/topic/community