22.6% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Corangamite - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Corangamite - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher volunteering rates than most similar areas define Corangamite - South, where 22.6% of people give their time to a cause. While this is well above the national figure of 14.1%, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 8.3 percentage points since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.6% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a significant part of life for 25.2% of people, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, 12.2% provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure, and 25.1% care for children unpaid.
12.2% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
2.0%
Lower than 73% 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 Corangamite - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031475/corangamite-south/topic/community