18.4% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Longford - Loch Sport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Longford - Loch Sport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in Longford - Loch Sport than in most similar areas. This is seen in the high rates of volunteering and unpaid care, though the proportion of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 18.4% of people helping out, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this rate fell 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life here, as 14.0% of people provide care and 25.6% do over 15 hours of housework—both figures are much higher than in most areas. In contrast, the 19.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.0% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 among the highest at this level, with 8.9% of residents having served. This is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
8.9%
Higher than 99% 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 Longford - Loch Sport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051100/longford-loch-sport/topic/community