17.9% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Echuca Village · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Echuca Village
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Echuca Village are now volunteering than in previous years, with 17.9% of residents giving their time. This level of community spirit is well above the Victorian and national figures. Residents also tend to take on more unpaid responsibilities at home compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.9% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 26.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is consistent with the 14.9% who provide unpaid care, a rate a little above both the state and national averages.
14.9% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian average, while sitting slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Echuca Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20839/echuca-village/topic/community