11.8% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cardinia · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Cardinia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteer rates than other similar areas define community activity in Cardinia. While only 11.8% of people volunteer, the area sees a very high number of residents providing unpaid child care compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011 to reach 11.8%, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 32.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 21.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 12.4% providing general unpaid care.
12.4% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Only 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.9%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) 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 Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21450/cardinia/topic/community