21.4% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bruthen - Omeo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bruthen - Omeo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid work than most similar areas define the community spirit in Bruthen - Omeo. While 21.4% of residents volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also shows a strong tendency for people to provide care and help for others in their spare time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.4% of people pitching in, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This is a decline from 2011, when 28.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 28.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Providing unpaid care is also much higher than most areas at 14.3%, while those caring for children unpaid sit at 25.1%, which is a little below the state average.
14.3% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of residents having served. This is a little above the 2.0% recorded for Victoria.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Bruthen - Omeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021082/bruthen-omeo/topic/community