20.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cashmore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cashmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher levels of community contribution have become a hallmark of Cashmore. Around 20.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of giving extends into the home, where local rates of unpaid care and housework are much higher than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.6% of people helping out, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household duties are a major part of life in Cashmore; 31.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with a much higher rate of people caring for children unpaid, at 34.1%.
14.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 31.2%
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.
A little more than 3.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Cashmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20510/cashmore/topic/community