7.5% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cranbourne West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cranbourne West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up to volunteer in Cranbourne West since 2011, with only 7.5% of residents doing so. This low level of volunteering contrasts with a very high number of people providing unpaid childcare. It paints a picture of a community where time is heavily committed to the home rather than local groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest in similar areas, falling from 9.3% in 2011 to 7.5% in 2021. This is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 36.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 18.2% since 2011, while the share of people providing general unpaid care rose slightly to 10.4%.
10.4% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.8% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
Only 1.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031304/cranbourne-west/topic/community