16.9% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan Hill · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Swan Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 17% of people in Swan Hill volunteer, a figure well above the Victorian average. While community spirit remains higher than in most of the state, this level of participation has fallen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and well above Victoria's 13.3%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 25.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.7% of people providing care and 24.1% caring for children, though the latter is a little below the national figure. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week make up 20.1% of the population.
12.7% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.3%. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
2.3%
Lower than 71% 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 Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26610/swan-hill/topic/community