23.8% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Indigo · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Indigo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 24% of people in Indigo volunteer, a figure far above the Victorian average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, though the rate of volunteering has fallen since 2011. Local residents also take on a high amount of unpaid care and housework compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 23.8% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, although it is 6.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Indigo, where 26.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Victorian average. This high level of home work sits alongside a high rate of unpaid care for others, which rose to 14.6% since 2011.
14.6% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.5%, this is a little above both the state figure of 2.0% and the national figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 87% 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 Indigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23350/indigo/topic/community