20.7% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lockington - Gunbower · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lockington - Gunbower
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of volunteering sets Lockington - Gunbower apart from the rest of the state. About 20.7% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. While this spirit of helping out remains strong, it has fallen from 28.1% back in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than one in five people (20.7%) volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.4% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. Additionally, 24.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Victorian average of 20.1%.
15.4% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
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, which is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Lockington - Gunbower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011408/lockington-gunbower/topic/community