16.3% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Golden Plains · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Golden Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework set Golden Plains apart from the rest of the state. While 32.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, the proportion of residents volunteering has dropped to 16.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011 when 22.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 26.9% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the Victorian figure of 20.1%. Care roles are also prominent, as 15.1% provide unpaid care and 32.1% look after children unpaid.
15.1% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 common in the area, with 2.8% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures 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 Golden Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22490/golden-plains/topic/community