10.9% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Essendon North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Essendon North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 10.9% of people in Essendon North volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. This suggests a community where few residents spend their spare time in formal unpaid roles compared to other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of volunteers is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 10.9%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 22.3% of people care for children unpaid, a result well below the 26.3% seen across Victoria and Australia.
11.9% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is lower than in most areas and about the same as the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
1.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Essendon North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20887/essendon-north/topic/community