27.2% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cudgewa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cudgewa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has shifted in Cudgewa, where a very high 27.2% of residents now volunteer. This level of community spirit is far above the national figure of 14.1%. While many contribute their time to others, fewer people here are caring for children compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature in Cudgewa, with 27.2% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 17.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 14.2% of people provide other types of unpaid care, a rate slightly above the Australian average.
14.2% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
No one in Cudgewa has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
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 Cudgewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20688/cudgewa/topic/community