14.3% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shepparton · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Shepparton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Shepparton than in most similar areas, with 13.6% of residents stepping up to help others. While some forms of community help have dipped over the last decade, the area generally aligns with state and national patterns of service and care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people in Shepparton volunteer, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. However, this is down from 19.6% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 13.6% of people providing unpaid care is much higher than in most areas and has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportions of people doing unpaid housework or caring for children are both around the middle for their level and slightly lower than in 2011.
13.6% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 Force service is less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.3% of the population having served, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.3%
Lower than 72% 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 Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21603/shepparton/topic/community