27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colbrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Colbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Colbrook volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This strong spirit of service is reflected in high rates of unpaid care and a significant number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.3% of residents giving their time. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for 21.2% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is a high rate, even though those caring for children unpaid (24.2%) and those doing heavy housework (18.2%) are both a little below state and national levels.
21.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
A striking 20.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is far above the 2.8% seen across Australia and the 2.0% recorded in Victoria.
20.6%
Higher 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 Colbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20612/colbrook/topic/community