13.8% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Seymour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Seymour
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Seymour than in most similar areas, though others are less likely to care for children. The town is also notable for its strong connection to the military, with a very high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people volunteer, which is similar to the state and national figures. This is a drop from 20.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.0% of residents provide unpaid care—a figure slightly above the national average—only 20.8% care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure. Around 20.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
13.0% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
A very high 6.9% of people have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and Australian averages.
6.9%
Higher than 95% 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 Seymour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011059/seymour/topic/community