8.8% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Casey · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Casey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Casey provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care defines the local community, though other forms of social contribution and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 31.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, those doing over 15 hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas. General unpaid care for others is at 11.7%, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
11.7% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
Just 1.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas.
1.2%
Lower than 93% 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 Casey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21610/casey/topic/community