19.7% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pyrenees · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Pyrenees
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Pyrenees volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the region, although the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The area also sees more people providing unpaid care and housework than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.7% of residents volunteer here, a rate well above both Victoria and Australia. However, this is a drop from 2011, when the figure stood at 28.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in Pyrenees, with 14.0% of people providing care and 24.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. In contrast, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 20.8%, which is well below the national average.
14.0% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.9%, this is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.9%
Higher than 77% 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 Pyrenees [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25990/pyrenees/topic/community