14.8% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Seville East · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Seville East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Seville East compared to the state and national figures. While nearly 38% of the population care for children, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have seen a notable decline.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling from 24.5% to 14.8%. This current figure is lower than most similar areas, though it remains a little above the Victorian average of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Among the highest for its level, 37.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure that rose 20 points since 2011 and sits far above the national average. Meanwhile, 24.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the 20.1% seen across Victoria.
11.6% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.9% ▲ +109.4%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force, with only 2.3% of the population having done so. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 82% of urban centre 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 Seville East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221064/seville-east/topic/community