0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cargerie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cargerie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap exists between Cargerie and the rest of the country, especially regarding how residents give their time. While very few people here volunteer, there is a notably strong history of military service. This creates a community profile that differs sharply from the Victorian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost nobody in Cargerie volunteers their time, with 0.0% of residents doing so. This is far below the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (21.2%) and housework (12.1%) are both well below state and national levels. However, 15.2% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 11.9%.
15.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
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.
Military service is common here, with 7.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
7.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Cargerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20489/cargerie/topic/community