15.4% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chum Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chum Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Chum Creek involves a high level of unpaid work and caregiving. While only 15.4% of the population volunteers, the area sees a very high number of residents managing domestic duties and caring for others compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A small number of people volunteer here, with 15.4% doing so. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Chum Creek. Around 30.9% of people care for children and 17.8% provide other unpaid care, both of which are well above the national average. This is consistent with a much higher rate of residents doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly (29.8%) compared to the national figure of 20.7%.
17.8% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures.
2.6%
Lower than 52% 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 Chum Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20560/chum-creek/topic/community