17.6% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caulfield - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Caulfield - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in Caulfield - South give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines daily life here, alongside a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.6% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian average. This is a slight drop from 2011, when the figure was 19.6%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.1% of people providing such support, a figure that is among the highest for this type of area. This includes 28.4% who care for children, though only 18.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is much lower than most areas.
15.1% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 Caulfield - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021178/caulfield-south/topic/community