7.4% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Eccles · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Eccles
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Mount Eccles volunteer compared to other similar areas, though the community has a notably high number of former service members. While only 7.4% of residents volunteer, a striking 8.0% have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Mount Eccles are among the lowest for its level, sitting at 7.4%. This is well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 34.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 25.0% provide unpaid childcare, slightly below the Australian average of 26.3%.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 34.3%
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 common here, with 8.0% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.0% found in Victoria.
8.0%
Higher than 91% 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 Eccles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21791/mount-eccles/topic/community