14.6% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shepparton - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Shepparton - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop from 19.0% to 14.6% in volunteering marks a shifting community spirit in Shepparton - North since 2011. While some forms of helping others have declined, the number of people providing unpaid care has risen. This creates a complex picture of how residents support their neighbours and families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure and similar to the national rate. However, this is a significant fall from 2011 when 19.0% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing it—a figure that is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid (26.5%) and those doing heavy housework (19.6%) are both slightly below the national figures.
13.8% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 less common than in most areas, with 2.1% of residents having served. This is about the same as the Victorian rate, though slightly below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 Shepparton - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216031416/shepparton-north/topic/community