14.9% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canadian · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Canadian
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 15% of people volunteer in Canadian, which is a slightly higher rate than the state average. The area shows typical levels of unpaid care and military service compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a little more common here than in Victoria, with 14.9% of residents giving their time, though this is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.4% of people providing care and 26.8% looking after children. This is about the same as the national figure, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework (20.5%) are fewer than in most areas.
13.4% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 seen in 2.1% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the state average.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Canadian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20461/canadian/topic/community