47.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Melville Forest · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Melville Forest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Melville Forest volunteer their time, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where many people also take on significant unpaid care roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 48% of people here volunteer, a rate that is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and among the highest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 37% of people caring for children—far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside 23.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though the 10.9% providing other unpaid care is a little below the Australian average.
10.9% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% recorded nationally.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Melville Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21645/melville-forest/topic/community