16.7% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lakes Entrance · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lakes Entrance
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Lakes Entrance since 2011, but the area still sees a high level of community effort. About 16.7% of residents give their time to volunteering, which is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates fell 5.0 percentage points since 2011 to 16.7%. Despite this drop, the figure remains a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much higher than most areas, 26.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the national figure at 14.0%, while child care is well below the Victorian average at 19.1%.
14.0% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.3% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% national figure.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 Lakes Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021084/lakes-entrance/topic/community