21.3% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buffalo River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Buffalo River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in Buffalo River volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This strong community spirit is a standout feature of the area, though there are far fewer people caring for children here than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 15% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—more residents spend 15 or more hours on housework than is usual for most areas. Around 13% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
13.0% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 2.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the levels seen across Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Buffalo River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20376/buffalo-river/topic/community