8.4% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Altona North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Altona North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Altona North volunteer than in most similar areas, with only 8.4% of residents doing so. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While community volunteering is low, levels of unpaid care and household work are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.4% of people in Altona North volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for its area level and well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the 18.3% who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than in most other areas.
12.3% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
A small number of people in Altona North have served in the Defence Force, at 1.1%. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality 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 Altona North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20037/altona-north/topic/community