23.7% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cann River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cann River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people get involved in their local community in Cann River than in most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, and the rate of unpaid care is among the highest in the region. This highlights a strong culture of helping others and supporting the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.7% of people giving their time. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is high, as 23.7% of people provide support—far above the 11.9% national average. While 27.7% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
23.7% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.3% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
About 2.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Cann River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20464/cann-river/topic/community