3.8 Volunteering Volunteering is a form of structured opportunities for people to undertake voluntary work in their community, which is one measure of civic participation and engagement. There is good evidence that engagement in meaningful volunteer activities increases feelings of wellbeing and quality of life and enhances social connectedness. Volunteering data in Table 26 is from the ABS Census 2011, for people aged 15 years and over who volunteered for an organisation or group. Table 17 shows that Mornington Peninsula West had the highest level of volunteering and Frankston West had the lowest level. 26: 2011 People aged Population % volunteers Rank (SLAs 15 years and aged 15 years within their over who and over ML, or ML participated in within all MLs) SLA voluntary work 35,956 220,204 16.3 44 Frankston (C) - East 4,828 39,367 12.3 5 Frankston (C) - West Mornington P'sula (S) 9,218 62,780 14.7 4 - East Mornington P'sula (S) 5,528 31,403 17.6 3 - South Mornington P'sula (S) 7,619 41,198 18.5 2 - West 17.9 Victoria 17.8 Australia Source: Australia Medicare Local Atlas 2012, PHIDU 3.9 Transport The catchment is characterised as semi-rural with pockets that have very limited public transport services while other areas do not have access to any public transport. Reliance on private forms of transport (cars, taxis) is not always practical or affordable. Access to services and other amenity across the catchment is a key issue with impacts on health care and social isolation. Transport limitations were measured in the 2007 Community Indicators Victoria Survey. Respondents were asked if their day-to-day travel had been limited or restricted in the previous 12 months:
3.8 Volunteering Volunteering is a form of structured opportunities for people to undertake voluntary work in their community, which is one measure of civic participation and engagement. There is good evidence that engagement in meaningful volunteer activities increases feelings of wellbeing and quality of life and enhances social connectedness. Volunteering data in Table 26 is from the ABS Census 2011, for people aged 15 years and over who volunteered for an organisation or group. Table 17 shows that Mornington Peninsula West had the highest level of volunteering and Frankston West had the lowest level. 26: 2011 SLA People aged 15 years and over who participated in voluntary work Population aged 15 years and over % volunteers Rank (SLAs within their ML, or ML within all MLs) Frankston (C) - East 35,956 220,204 16.3 44 Frankston (C) - West 4,828 39,367 12.3 5 Mornington P'sula (S) - East 9,218 62,780 14.7 4 Mornington P'sula (S) - South 5,528 31,403 17.6 3 Mornington P'sula (S) - West 7,619 41,198 18.5 2 Victoria 17.9 Australia 17.8 Source: Australia Medicare Local Atlas 2012, PHIDU 3.9 Transport The catchment is characterised as semi-rural with pockets that have very limited public transport services while other areas do not have access to any public transport. Reliance on private forms of transport (cars, taxis) is not always practical or affordable. Access to services and other amenity across the catchment is a key issue with impacts on health care and social isolation. Transport limitations were measured in the 2007 Community Indicators Victoria Survey. Respondents were asked if their day-to-day travel had been limited or restricted in the previous 12 months:
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