14.4% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Collingwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Collingwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 14.4% of people in Collingwood volunteer their time, which is roughly the same as the national figure. While community spirit remains steady, the area has a very low rate of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Collingwood are around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the Victorian figure, though they have fallen 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 11.8% of people caring for children unpaid—a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. This is consistent with the low rates of people doing significant housework or providing other unpaid care.
8.6% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.8% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.8% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 0.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest at this level and a little below the Victorian figure.
0.8%
Lower than 93% 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 Collingwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071141/collingwood/topic/community