8.2% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Casey - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Casey - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Casey - South volunteer than in most similar areas, though a very high number of residents provide unpaid childcare. Only 8.2% of the population volunteers, a figure that has fallen since 2011. However, 33.4% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of volunteers is among the lowest for this type of area, sitting at 8.2%. This is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and has fallen 3.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 33.4% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure of 26.3%—other types of unpaid work are less common. People doing 15 or more hours of housework are much lower than in most areas, and those providing general unpaid care are also lower than the state average.
11.0% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in other areas, with 1.2% of the population having served. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 94% 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 Casey - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21203/casey-south/topic/community