14.9% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cape Schanck · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cape Schanck
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Cape Schanck is marked by a strong commitment to home and family support. Nearly one in five residents provides unpaid care, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This creates a community where looking after others is a significant part of the local routine.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 19.0% of people providing care and 28.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. In contrast, the 22.0% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.0% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 28.7%
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, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
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 Cape Schanck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20474/cape-schanck/topic/community