17.7% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Creswick · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Creswick
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 17.7% of people in Creswick volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area. While many residents contribute to the public good, others focus their unpaid work on the home and family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.7% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for 14.3% of people, which is a little above the national figure. While fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 24.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the Victorian average of 20.1%.
14.3% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
Around 3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state average of 2% and about the same as the Australian figure.
3.0%
Higher 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 Creswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20672/creswick/topic/community