Mount Duneed · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mount Duneed

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far more people look after children unpaid in Mount Duneed than in the rest of Victoria. While few residents volunteer, a very high 38.2% of the community provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 Mount Duneed, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Duneed sits — Volunteers

13.0% ▼ -46.2%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Duneed — lower than 75% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mount Duneed13.0%
3217, VIC 12.1%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 13% of people in Mount Duneed volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.

13.0% ▼ -46.2%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.2%
  • 2016: 22.7%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 38.2% of people providing this care, far above the state and national figures of 26.3%. This is consistent with 23.3% of residents doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Victorian average.

11.0% ▲ +17.2%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

38.2% ▲ +39.6%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.4%
  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 38.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

23.3% ▼ -17.1%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.1%
  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 23.3%

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 less common in Mount Duneed than in most other areas, with 1.9% of people having served, which is about the same as the 2% seen across Victoria.

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 Duneed [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21790/mount-duneed/topic/community