18.0% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northcote · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Northcote
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Northcote has remained active as residents continue to give their time to others. Nearly one in five people here volunteer, a rate that is well above the national figure. This reflects a strong trend of local participation across the suburb.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18% of people in Northcote volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 13.5% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework at 18.5% is much lower than most areas.
13.5% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 0.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian average of 2.0%.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Northcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21971/northcote/topic/community