11.0% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Somerville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Somerville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Somerville has shifted over the last decade, with a notable rise in those providing unpaid support. While 30.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a figure well above the national average—traditional volunteering has fallen behind.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.0% of people in Somerville volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 14.5% of people providing unpaid care and 30.7% caring for children, both of which are higher than the national figures. Meanwhile, 21.5% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is lower than most other areas.
14.5% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Defence service is slightly more common here than in the rest of the state, with 3.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22305/somerville/topic/community