10.6% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shepparton - South East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Shepparton - South East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Shepparton - South East spend their spare time on unpaid community work compared to other regions. Just 10.6% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than most areas, with only 10.6% of people pitching in. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 21.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Similarly, the 17.8% of residents doing over 15 hours of housework is much lower than most areas, while general unpaid care sits at 12.4%, about the same as the rest of the country.
12.4% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 here than in most areas, with 2.2% of the population having served. This is about the same as the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216031594/shepparton-south-east/topic/community