22.5% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Casterton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Casterton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped to 22.5% in Casterton since 2011, though this remains well above the national figure. While fewer people now provide unpaid childcare, more residents are supporting others through unpaid care. This mix of community support defines the local spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.5% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This figure has fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 15.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 13.9% of people provide general unpaid care—a bit higher than the state average and up slightly since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.9% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0% and about the same as the Australian figure.
3.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Casterton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215020/casterton/topic/community