18.7% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan Hill Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Swan Hill Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Swan Hill Surrounds give their time as volunteers, which is far higher than the national figure. This strong spirit of community contribution defines daily life here, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common, with 18.7% of people helping out, a figure well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite a fall from 27.0% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life, with 13.7% of people providing such care, which is much higher than most areas. While 23.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 23.9%, slightly lower than the state and national figures.
13.7% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 2.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the 2.8% national average.
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 Swan Hill Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215031405/swan-hill-surrounds/topic/community