19.5% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Indi · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Indi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Indi volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This strong spirit of contribution is a defining feature of the region, where community involvement remains high and stable.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of residents are volunteers, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This level of participation is well above both the Victorian and national figures and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care and 23.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid fell to 24.9%, a little below the state average.
14.2% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 95% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
Military service is much more common in Indi than in most areas, with 4.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.7%
Higher than 90% of federal electorate 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 Indi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED223/indi/topic/community