14.4% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Enfield · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Enfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 33.5% of people in Enfield (L) provide unpaid childcare, which is well above both the Victorian and national figures. This level of family care is a standout feature of the area, even as other forms of community involvement show a different pattern.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 29.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. This is consistent with the high rate of childcare, though the 12.2% who provide other types of unpaid care is lower than most areas.
12.2% ▲ +363.2%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▲ +106.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▲ +178.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.7% of people having served. This is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
4.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222023/enfield/topic/community