8.7% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cranbourne South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cranbourne South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Cranbourne South than in the rest of the state. While 36.6% of residents care for children without pay, very few people here volunteer for community groups compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.7% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Cranbourne South has one of the highest rates of unpaid childcare at 36.6%, far above the state and national figures of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.6% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 Cranbourne South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031303/cranbourne-south/topic/community