24.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Alfred · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Alfred
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer their time in Mount Alfred than in most similar areas. About 24% of residents give their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14%. This high level of community involvement defines the area's social landscape.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are very high here, with 24.2% of people helping out. This is 11 points higher than the Victorian average and far above most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 33.3% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure. However, only 12.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure well below the Victorian average.
12.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates.
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 Mount Alfred [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21771/mount-alfred/topic/community