12.2% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
California Gully - Eaglehawk · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in California Gully - Eaglehawk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in California Gully - Eaglehawk provide unpaid childcare. This high level of family support is a key feature of the area, though the proportion of people volunteering for community groups has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. This is a notable drop from 2011, when 17.4% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing care—a figure among the highest for similar areas. This sits alongside 27.5% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures.
14.8% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
About 3.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 54% 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 California Gully - Eaglehawk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011019/california-gully-eaglehawk/topic/community