15.8% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caulfield East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Caulfield East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Caulfield East spend their spare time on unpaid care or household duties. While 15.8% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure, the area is much less likely than most to have people caring for children or doing heavy housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people here volunteer, a rate that is a little above both the Victorian and national figures, though it remains lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas, with only 18.5% of people caring for children and 16.3% doing over 15 hours of housework—both well below the national figures. Total unpaid care is also lower than most areas at 11.2%.
11.2% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
Only 0.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the state and national rates.
0.6%
Lower than 70% 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 Caulfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20522/caulfield-east/topic/community