20.0% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out despite a slight decline since 2011. It is an area where many residents contribute significantly to their community and their own homes through unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20% of residents volunteer here, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, though it has fallen from 26.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.2% of people providing care and 26.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national figures. Meanwhile, the 24.5% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the state and national averages.
15.2% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0% and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20102/creswick-daylesford-ballan/topic/community