19.1% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colac Otway · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Colac Otway
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Colac Otway volunteer their time compared to the rest of the state. While 19.1% of the community helps out, this is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. The area also sees a higher rate of people providing unpaid care and doing housework than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 5.4 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.1% of people providing help—a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. Similarly, 24.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Victorian average of 20.1%.
14.1% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 66% 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 Colac Otway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21750/colac-otway/topic/community