16.9% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nillumbik · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Nillumbik
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Nillumbik involves a high level of unpaid work and caregiving. Roughly 32% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This commitment to family and home is a defining feature of the local community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. However, this has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 25.3% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is much higher than most areas, alongside a high 15.8% of residents who provide general unpaid care.
15.8% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
2.3%
Lower than 72% 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 Nillumbik [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25710/nillumbik/topic/community