13.1% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Casey · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Casey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Casey provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This high level of family care stands out in a community where other forms of volunteering and unpaid work are generally less common than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the ACT figure of 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 39.6% of people provide unpaid care for children, only 10% provide other types of unpaid care. The 19.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly is about the same as the ACT average.
10.0% ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.6% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 6.5% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Casey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80033/casey/topic/community