25.4% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Loddon · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Loddon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Loddon volunteer, which is far more than the national figure. While community spirit remains high, the number of volunteers has fallen from 34.1% in 2011 to 25.4% today. This local commitment to helping out defines the area's approach to community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.4% of residents volunteer their time, a rate far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing care and 24.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average. In contrast, the 20.5% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
14.8% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 slightly more common here than in the rest of the state, with 3.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Loddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23940/loddon/topic/community