14.8% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Waverley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Waverley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Mount Waverley provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher proportion than in most similar areas. While many residents are busy with family duties, the area has a lower rate of volunteering than most other places. This community shows a mix of strong family commitments and a modest level of general service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and about the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.1% of people caring for children, a rate higher than most similar areas. This sits alongside 13.5% of residents providing general unpaid care, which is around the middle for its level.
13.5% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21816/mount-waverley/topic/community