18.1% ▼ -51.2%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Creswick · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Creswick
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Creswick have fallen by 19 percentage points since 2011, yet 18.1% of the population still gives their time. This means more people here volunteer compared to the state and national figures. While some community activities have slowed, many residents still contribute to the area through unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people in Creswick volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.0% of people providing care, which is a little above the national figure. This is consistent with 23.5% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, though this last figure is lower than it was in 2011.
14.0% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 Force service is slightly more common in Creswick than in the rest of Victoria, with 3.4% of the population having served.
3.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Creswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215028/creswick/topic/community