9.6% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cannons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cannons Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Cannons Creek has shifted over the last decade, though today it is marked by a low rate of volunteering. Only 9.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 9.6% of people taking part. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a little above the national figure at 28.6%. However, a little fewer people provide general unpaid care here (10.7%) compared to the rest of the country.
10.7% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and about the same as the national rate.
3.0%
Higher 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 Cannons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20466/cannons-creek/topic/community