15.6% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cardinia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cardinia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time to others is a common part of life in Cardinia, where 15.6% of residents volunteer. This rate is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. Most people here contribute to their community through unpaid care or volunteering at levels similar to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people in Cardinia volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common here, with 26.2% of people providing unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 12.2% provide other unpaid care, and 21.8% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
12.2% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 a part of life for 2.4% of residents. This is about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20487/cardinia/topic/community