21.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cabbage Tree Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cabbage Tree Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Cabbage Tree Creek volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.7% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 23.9% of residents providing support and 37% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above the national average. However, the 13% of people caring for children unpaid is among the lowest for this level.
23.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 37.0%
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 very common in Cabbage Tree Creek, where 14.3% of people have served, a figure far above the 2.8% national average.
14.3%
Higher than 99% 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 Cabbage Tree Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20439/cabbage-tree-creek/topic/community