22.0% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Daylesford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Daylesford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Daylesford have fallen since 2011, but the area remains a hub of community activity. Now, 22% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping others extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are more common than in most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 28.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing care and 26.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well above the national figures. In contrast, the 21.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.9% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3% of the population. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and about the same as the national average.
3.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Daylesford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021011/daylesford/topic/community