14.3% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greater Shepparton · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Greater Shepparton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About the same as the national average for volunteering, Greater Shepparton sees 14.3% of residents giving their time to others. While many local activities are common across Victoria, a much higher share of the population provides unpaid care compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 14.3%. This figure is lower than in most areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing care—a figure much higher than most areas that has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid (25.3%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (20.3%) have both seen their numbers fall over the last decade.
13.6% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
Defence service is relatively uncommon, with 2.3% of people having served. This is lower than most other areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 73% 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 Greater Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22830/greater-shepparton/topic/community