16.5% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Baw Baw · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Baw Baw
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Baw Baw involves a high level of unpaid support, with many residents providing care for others. While 16.5% of people volunteer, the area is most notable for its strong rates of unpaid housework and childcare compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.5% of people in Baw Baw volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. However, this has fallen 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 14.3% of people providing care and 27.9% looking after children. This is much higher than most areas, and 24.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
14.3% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) 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 Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20830/baw-baw/topic/community