22.3% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Gippsland · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in South Gippsland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in South Gippsland than in most other similar areas. Around 22.3% of the population give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit defines the region, even as volunteering rates have dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.3% of residents volunteer, a figure well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. However, this has fallen by 7 percentage points since 2011, when it sat at 29.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a higher than average 15.1% of people providing unpaid care, while those caring for children unpaid (25%) are a little below the state average.
15.1% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
About 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 54% 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 South Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26170/south-gippsland/topic/community