11.4% ▼ -58.8%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
La Trobe · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in La Trobe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of parents providing unpaid childcare defines daily life in La Trobe. While many residents are busy with family duties, only 11.4% of people in the area now volunteer, which is a significant drop from previous years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in La Trobe has fallen sharply, dropping 16 percentage points since 2011 to 11.4%. This is now a little below both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 33.7% of people providing this care—a figure well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. Other forms of unpaid work are more typical, with 21.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 11.9% providing general unpaid care.
11.9% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.7% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 uncommon in La Trobe, where 1.7% of residents have served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 76% 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).
More for La Trobe
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in La Trobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED227/la-trobe/topic/community