14.6% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ararat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ararat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 20.5% of people in Ararat provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community support here. While the area sees a fair amount of activity in local service, participation in unpaid care and housework is generally lower than in most similar regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly more common here than in Victoria, with 14.6% of people giving their time, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common than in most areas, with the proportion of people caring for children being well below the state and national figures at 20.5%. This trend continues with unpaid housework and general care, both of which are lower than in most similar areas.
11.8% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.5% of residents having served, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality 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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20053/ararat/topic/community