16.3% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Central Goldfields · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Central Goldfields
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and military service set Central Goldfields apart from most similar areas. While 16.3% of people volunteer, a striking 3.7% have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly more common here than in the rest of Victoria or Australia, at 16.3%. However, this has fallen by 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 14.9% of people providing care—among the highest rates for this level. Many people do a lot of housework, with 25.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on it, though far fewer care for children unpaid compared to the national figure.
14.9% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 3.7% of residents having this experience.
3.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Central Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21670/central-goldfields/topic/community