21.1% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Baw Baw Region · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Baw Baw Region
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in the Mount Baw Baw Region compared to the rest of the state and country. While 21.1% of residents give their time to others, this is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This strong spirit of volunteering is matched by a high rate of people performing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is down 6.8 percentage points from 2011, when 27.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents do significant unpaid work, with 29.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure. Unpaid care is also common, as 15.0% of people provide care for others—a figure that has risen since 2011.
15.0% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Mount Baw Baw Region [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205011077/mount-baw-baw-region/topic/community