14.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cassilis · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cassilis
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of veterans live in Cassilis, where 13% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is far above the national figure, creating a distinct community profile in terms of service and unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas and roughly the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While no one in the area provides unpaid care for children or others, a huge 66.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, far above the national figure of 20.7%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
66.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 66.7%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 13%, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the Victorian average of 2%.
13.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Cassilis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20511/cassilis/topic/community