13.4% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Latrobe Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Latrobe Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most other areas define the Latrobe Valley. While about 14.1% of the people here provide unpaid care, volunteer rates have fallen since 2011 to reach 13.4%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than most areas, with 13.4% of people helping out. This is about the same as the Victorian and national figures, though it has fallen 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a strong presence of unpaid work, with 14.1% providing care—a figure much higher than most areas and a little above the national 11.9%. About 22.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is also a little above the national figure.
14.1% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
About 2.9% of people in the Latrobe Valley have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia and the 2.0% in Victoria.
2.9%
Higher than 51% 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 Latrobe Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20504/latrobe-valley/topic/community