17.0% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Campaspe · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Campaspe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid support and volunteer their time in Campaspe than in most other parts of the country. Around 17% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure. This high level of community contribution defines daily life for many in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While volunteering remains common at 17%, this is 8.1 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. The current rate is still a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 14% of people providing care, a rate much higher than most areas. This is alongside 23.1% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure.
14.0% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 2.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the rates for both Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 56% 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 Campaspe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21370/campaspe/topic/community