34.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Creswick North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Creswick North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement define Creswick North compared to similar areas. Over a third of residents volunteer their time, and there are exceptionally high rates of people performing unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.3% of people pitching in, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 45.7% caring for children and 40.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. Interestingly, no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
40.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
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 other areas, with 0.0% of people having served in the Defence Force.
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 Creswick North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20673/creswick-north/topic/community