9.0% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Diggers Rest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Diggers Rest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family responsibilities shape the daily lives of many in Diggers Rest, where 32% of people provide unpaid child care. While child care rates are well above the national figure, other forms of community contribution are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Victorian rate of 13.3% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Child care is a major focus here, with 32% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.0% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
About 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national rates.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 Diggers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210041539/diggers-rest/topic/community