23.0% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colac Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Colac Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer and provide unpaid care in Colac Surrounds than in most similar areas. While 23% of residents volunteer, this is well above the 13.3% figure for Victoria. Local residents also take on a higher amount of unpaid housework and care roles compared to the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2016, when 31.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the Victorian average of 20.1%. This is alongside a slightly higher rate of unpaid care for others, at 14.7%.
14.7% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% —
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
Around 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% figure for Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 51% 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 Colac Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031473/colac-surrounds/topic/community