12.1% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pascoe Vale South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pascoe Vale South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Pascoe Vale South has shifted over the last decade, with a notable rise in people providing unpaid support to others. While volunteering is less common than in other areas, a high number of residents are now dedicated to caregiving roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here; 17.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with a higher than usual 28.3% of residents who provide unpaid childcare.
17.2% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 than in most areas, with 1.1% of the population having served, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 66% 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 Pascoe Vale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22042/pascoe-vale-south/topic/community