22.5% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chiltern - Indigo Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Chiltern - Indigo Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in Chiltern - Indigo Valley volunteer compared to the rest of the state. While 22.5% of residents give their time to others, this is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. This strong spirit of contribution defines the community's approach to local support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas, though the rate has fallen from 30.4% in 2011 to 22.5% in the latest census.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, with 26.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 15.5% of residents providing unpaid care, while the 25.4% who care for children is about the same as the state average.
15.5% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. At 5.2%, the proportion of people who served is well above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
5.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Chiltern - Indigo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031070/chiltern-indigo-valley/topic/community