34.1% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cavendish · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cavendish
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Cavendish is shaped by a strong spirit of giving, with 34.1% of people volunteering. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, making it a place where community contribution is much more common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature here, as 34.1% of residents give their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with 14% doing so. While only 20.5% care for children unpaid—well below the national 26.3%—a much higher 29.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
14.0% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 2.3% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2% in Victoria and 2.8% across Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Cavendish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20526/cavendish/topic/community