14.8% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cashmere · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cashmere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Cashmere have volunteered their time since 2011, though the area remains very active in providing unpaid care. A striking 35.9% of residents look after children without pay, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure. This is a drop of 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Cashmere has a very high rate of unpaid child care at 35.9%, well above the 26.3% national average. This goes alongside a slightly higher-than-usual 23.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.8% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.9% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 7% of the population. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
7.0%
Higher than 95% 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 Cashmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011383/cashmere/topic/community