24.8% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cassilis · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cassilis
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Cassilis volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid work and local support, with strong levels of volunteering and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.8% of people helping out. This is much higher than most other areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is high at 29.4%, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. While 24.8% of people do over 15 hours of housework, the 9.6% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
9.6% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 in this area than in most other places, with 1.9% of people having served. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality 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 Cassilis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10843/cassilis/topic/community