Caveat · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Caveat

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

An impressive 40.7% of people volunteer in Caveat, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This level of community involvement is far above both the Victorian and national figures. It marks a striking commitment to local service and unpaid work.

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Where Caveat sits — Volunteers

40.7%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Caveat — higher than 94% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Caveat40.7%
3660, VIC 14.8%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 40.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.

40.7%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41.5%
  • 2021: 40.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 27.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure, those caring for children (20.4%) or providing other unpaid care (7.4%) are well below state and national levels.

7.4%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

20.4%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

27.8%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 27.8%

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 Caveat has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.

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 Caveat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20525/caveat/topic/community