23.5% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Castlemaine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Castlemaine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are stepping up to help out in Castlemaine than in most similar areas. A striking 23.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This strong spirit of community service defines the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.5% of people giving their time. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, as 14.3% of people provide care, which is a little above the national figure. While fewer people care for children compared to most areas, 25.4% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the Victorian average.
14.3% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
About 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the 2.8% national figure.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20516/castlemaine/topic/community