21.9% ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leongatha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Leongatha
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in Leongatha volunteer their time, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. While community spirit remains strong, the proportion of residents volunteering has fallen by 8.0 percentage points since 2011. This high level of local engagement is a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.9% of people in Leongatha volunteer, a figure well above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the state average at 15.0%, while child care rates sit at 26.9%, about the same as the rest of the country.
15.0% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 common to the national trend, with 2.8% of Leongatha residents having served in the Defence Force.
2.8%
Higher than 50% 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 Leongatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031090/leongatha/topic/community