16.5% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shepparton Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Shepparton Surrounds - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Shepparton Surrounds - West, where 16.5% of people give their time to others. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, though the rate of volunteering has fallen since 2011. The area also sees a high level of unpaid care and household work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 7.3 percentage points from the 23.8% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing such support, a figure that has risen since 2011. While those caring for children are a little below the national average at 24.9%, 23.0% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is higher than most areas.
13.9% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 2.5% of people having served. This is about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0% and the national figure of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 59% 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 Surrounds - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216031419/shepparton-surrounds-west/topic/community