33.3% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southern Mallee · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Southern Mallee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in three people in Southern Mallee volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is the most striking feature of the area, although the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Other forms of participation, like unpaid care and defence service, also play a part in local life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.3% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. However, this has fallen by 6.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with 10.9% of people providing care. Around 23.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare and 21.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are slightly below or similar to state and national levels.
10.9% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.8% of the population having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 76% 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 Mallee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47290/southern-mallee/topic/community