16.6% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Churchill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Churchill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines Churchill, where 28% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure and highlights a strong local commitment to home and family duties. Many residents also give their time to others through volunteering and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people in Churchill volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this level of community work has fallen by 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 15.4% of residents helping others, a figure that has risen since 2011. This sits alongside a very high 28% of people doing significant unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
15.4% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
Defence service is more common in Churchill than in most similar areas. Around 3.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Churchill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205041094/churchill/topic/community