23.8% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dimboola · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dimboola
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Dimboola volunteer their time, a figure that is far higher than the state average. This community shows a strong pattern of unpaid contribution, from local volunteering to a high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.8% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14% of people providing care and 27.1% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national figures. However, the 20.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average.
14.0% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 6.6% of the population having served, well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Dimboola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20756/dimboola/topic/community