7.6% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cranbourne East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cranbourne East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Cranbourne East than in most other areas, with 37.1% of residents doing so. This is a standout figure for the area, though other forms of community involvement and service are generally lower than state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas. Only 7.6% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 37.1% of people care for children unpaid—a rate far above the national figure—those providing general unpaid care are fewer at 10.4%, which is a little below the national average. Similarly, 18.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than most areas.
10.4% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.1% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas. Only 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Cranbourne East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20663/cranbourne-east/topic/community