19.2% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wodonga - Alpine · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Wodonga - Alpine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 19.2% of people in Wodonga - Alpine volunteer their time. This region shows a strong trend of community involvement, though volunteering rates have dropped since 2011. Residents are also more likely than those in other areas to provide unpaid care or have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. Despite this high standing, the proportion of volunteers fell 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.0% of residents providing care and 23.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being higher than the national average. Around 26.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the typical Victorian rate.
14.0% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 very common in this area, with 6.2% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for this level and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.2%
Higher than 93% 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 Wodonga - Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20403/wodonga-alpine/topic/community