28.7% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Howqua · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Howqua
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap exists between Howqua and the rest of the country when it comes to volunteering. Nearly 29% of people here volunteer their time, which is far above the Victorian and national figures. This high level of community spirit stands out against much lower rates of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.7% of residents helping out. This is 15 percentage points higher than both the Victorian and Australian averages, and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Rates of unpaid work are quite low in Howqua. Only 17% of people provide unpaid childcare and 8.5% provide other unpaid care, both of which are well below the national figures.
8.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.0% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.7% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia, and lower than most similar areas.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Howqua [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21211/howqua/topic/community