21.2% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Avoca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Avoca
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Avoca volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is much more common than in most areas. While this level of activity remains well above the Victorian average, the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. This spirit of helping out extends into the home, where residents often take on significant unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is down from 29.8% in 2011, showing a drop of 8.6 percentage points over the decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside a high rate of unpaid care for others (15.5%), though far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state average.
15.5% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
A higher than usual 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria and slightly higher than the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031013/avoca/topic/community