35.5% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Birchip · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Birchip
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Birchip than in almost any other similar area. About 35.5% of residents give their time to help others, a figure that sits far above the national average of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the town.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.5% of people pitching in. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 14.7% of people provide some form of unpaid care—slightly above the national figure—the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average at 19.1%. Around 22.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little above the state and national figures.
14.7% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the 2.0% seen in Victoria.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Birchip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20244/birchip/topic/community