30.6% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Indigo Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Indigo Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care set Indigo Valley apart from most similar areas. About 30.6% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong level of community involvement is seen across both formal volunteering and home-based care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Indigo Valley, with 30.6% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 20.8% of people provide care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with a higher than usual 26.4% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Meanwhile, 26.4% of people care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
20.8% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 4.7% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Indigo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21230/indigo-valley/topic/community