32.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mena Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mena Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 32.1% of people in Mena Park volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit stands out in an area where unpaid care and housework are much less common than in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.1% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than most areas, with only 10.7% of people caring for children unpaid. Similarly, just 10.7% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and no one reported providing unpaid care for others.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.7% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.7% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 a little below the state and national figures, with no one in the area having served in the Defence Force.
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 Mena Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21647/mena-park/topic/community