11.0% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Robinvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Robinvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Robinvale engage in unpaid care and volunteering than in most other Australian areas. Only 11% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend of lower community participation is seen across both volunteer work and unpaid caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in Robinvale, falling 7.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 11%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in other areas. Only 19.3% of people provide unpaid childcare and 8.8% provide general unpaid care, both of which are well below the national figures.
8.8% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.7% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 relatively uncommon in Robinvale, with 1.2% of the population having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 Robinvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215031403/robinvale/topic/community