15.0% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colac · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Colac
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Colac provide unpaid care for others than in most similar areas, with 13.9% of residents stepping into these roles. While many locals contribute to the community, the number of volunteers has dropped noticeably over the last decade. These figures highlight how local residents balance their time between family duties and broader community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Colac volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 19.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people doing so—a figure that is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 21.3% since 2011, and those caring for children unpaid also dipped to 24.6%.
13.9% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre 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 Colac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213003/colac/topic/community