17.9% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Swan Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of residents in Swan Hill give their time as volunteers, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community contribution stands out, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. It is a place where people are more likely to help out in their community than in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 26.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing care—a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the 25.9% of people caring for children unpaid is about the same as the state and national averages.
13.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most other areas and roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 61% 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 Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215031404/swan-hill/topic/community