22.9% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gannawarra · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Gannawarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Gannawarra volunteer, a figure well above the national rate of 14.1%. While this represents a strong community spirit, the number of volunteers has fallen by 9.5 percentage points since 2011. This active local culture is paired with high rates of unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.9% of the community volunteers, which is much higher than most areas. This rate is 9.6 percentage points higher than the Victorian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people providing care—a rate among the highest for similar areas. While the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%, 25.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national rate.
14.5% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 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.
Defence service is more common in Gannawarra than in most areas. About 3.3% of the population have served, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Gannawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22250/gannawarra/topic/community