29.9% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Calivil · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Calivil
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Calivil volunteer their time, far more than in most other areas. This strong local contribution is mirrored in the home, where people are much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 30% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%. This level of participation is much higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.6% of people caring for children and 29.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national averages, while 17.5% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
17.5% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.6% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.9% of people having served. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2% and the national rate of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Calivil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20445/calivil/topic/community