27.9% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Towong · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Towong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Towong than in the rest of the state, with 27.9% of residents giving their time. While this rate has fallen since 2011, the area still sees a high level of community contribution and unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 28% of people in Towong volunteer, a figure far above the Victorian average of 13.3%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the proportion of volunteers has dropped 9.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.8% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure. While 15.3% provide unpaid care—a little above the state average—the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national rate at 22.9%.
15.3% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 4.3%, this is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.3%
Higher than 86% 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 Towong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26670/towong/topic/community