25.2% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southern Grampians · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Southern Grampians
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of residents in Southern Grampians volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community contribution defines the local area, although the proportion of volunteers has dropped from 32% in 2011. The region also sees high rates of unpaid care and housework compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.2% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most other areas. However, this rate fell 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 24.9% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 14.1% of residents providing unpaid care, which rose since 2011, while those caring for children unpaid (23.8%) are slightly below the state and national averages.
14.1% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.7% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Southern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26260/southern-grampians/topic/community