17.0% ▼ -32.4%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Campaspe · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Campaspe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Campaspe provide unpaid care for children, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents are active in their local area, there has been a noticeable drop in the number of volunteers over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17% of people volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a decline from 2011, when 25.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.1% of people providing care—a figure much higher than most areas. This includes 23.2% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the state figure.
14.1% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Campaspe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21601/campaspe/topic/community