47.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colac Colac · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Colac Colac
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Colac Colac now volunteer, marking a significant commitment to community activity. This high level of engagement is matched by a strong tendency for people to take on unpaid care roles at home, far exceeding state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 47.8% of people volunteer here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Colac Colac, with 41.3% caring for children and 32.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. These figures are far above the Victorian averages, while 17.4% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care.
17.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 32.6%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% recorded across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Colac Colac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20608/colac-colac/topic/community