19.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southern Cross · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Southern Cross
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 37% of residents in Southern Cross do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework every week, which is far above the national figure. This community shows a strong trend of contributing through unpaid work and care, with volunteer rates and childcare roles both sitting well above the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are very prominent, as 30.6% of people care for children unpaid, which is much higher than most areas. This aligns with the fact that housework levels are far above the state and national figures, while 13.0% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
13.0% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 37.0%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Southern Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22316/southern-cross/topic/community