16.6% —
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped by nearly 5 percentage points since 2016 in Northcote. While the area still sees a higher rate of community work than most, this shift reflects a changing way residents spend their spare time. Now, 16.6% of people volunteer their time, which remains well above the state figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of Northcote residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, though the rate has fallen from 21.4% since the 2016 census.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common here, with 13.4% of people providing help—a figure much higher than most areas. Conversely, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 24.1%, which is much lower than most other areas.
13.4% —
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% —
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% —
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
Very few people in Northcote have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.0%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 95% of state electorate 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 (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26303/northcote/topic/community