18.4% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Goulburn Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Upper Goulburn Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average for volunteering, Upper Goulburn Valley is a place where 18.4% of people give their time to help others. This strong community spirit exists alongside high rates of unpaid care and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, though the rate has fallen 7.3 percentage points since 2011 to 18.4%. This remains well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.4% of people providing care and 23.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both figures being much higher than most areas. Conversely, the 22.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.4% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Military service is more frequent here than in other similar areas, with 5.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
5.3%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Upper Goulburn Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20401/upper-goulburn-valley/topic/community