15.2% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canadian - Mount Clear · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Canadian - Mount Clear
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Canadian - Mount Clear sits around the middle of similar areas for most types of community involvement. While volunteering is slightly more common here than across the state, the most notable feature is the higher-than-usual rate of people providing unpaid care. This blend of activity reflects a typical regional community profile.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer, which is a little above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13.5% of people helping out. This is higher than the Australian figure of 11.9%, though the 26.1% who care for children unpaid is about the same as the national average.
13.5% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Around 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the Victorian and national averages.
2.5%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Canadian - Mount Clear [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011483/canadian-mount-clear/topic/community