26.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Castle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Castle Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has shifted in Castle Creek since 2011, most notably with a very high rate of volunteering. About 26.9% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This makes it one of the most active areas for volunteering compared to similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 26.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than elsewhere, with only 22.4% of people caring for children, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 17.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little below the Victorian average.
11.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Castle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20514/castle-creek/topic/community