15.8% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shepparton · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Shepparton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Shepparton, where 15.8% of people volunteer. While this is higher than most areas, the number of locals giving their time has fallen by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 15.8% of residents helping out, which is a little above the 13.3% figure for Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, as 13.8% of people provide this support, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. However, those doing unpaid housework (21.6%) or caring for children (24.4%) have both seen a slight drop over the last decade.
13.8% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.7% of people having served in the Defence Force.
2.7%
Lower than 60% of region (sa4) 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/sa4/216/shepparton/topic/community