14.6% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Essendon West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Essendon West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Essendon West has shifted over the last decade, with a notable focus on family care. While about 14.6% of people volunteer, the area is now more likely to have people caring for children than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people volunteer their time. This is lower than most similar areas, though it sits a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, with 28.5% of people doing so. Meanwhile, 13% provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
13.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Only 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
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 Essendon West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20888/essendon-west/topic/community