12.7% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alexandra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Alexandra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid domestic work defines community life in Alexandra, where 34% of people handle significant housework. While these figures stand out, the area has seen a shift in how people give their time since 2011. This is a place where home-based care is far more common than formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 12.7% of people volunteer, which is a little below the national and state figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Domestic responsibilities are very high in Alexandra, with 34% of people doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework and 32% caring for children. This is far above the national figures, though the 8% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
8.0% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.0% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 34.0%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas. About 4.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Alexandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30029/alexandra/topic/community