20.6% —
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colac - Corangamite · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Colac - Corangamite
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people volunteer their time in Colac - Corangamite, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit exists alongside a strong tendency for residents to take on unpaid care and housework at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. However, this figure has fallen by 7.2 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. While the number of people caring for children is a little below the Australian average, the 13.9% providing other unpaid care is much higher than in most areas.
13.9% —
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% —
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% —
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 most areas, with 2.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 64% 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 Colac - Corangamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21703/colac-corangamite/topic/community