21.4% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Boga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Boga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community spirit remains strong in Lake Boga, where volunteering is much more common than in most other areas. About 21.4% of residents give their time to help others, a figure that sits well above both the Victorian and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature here, with 21.4% of people pitching in, which is well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.0% of people providing support, slightly above the national figure. This is reflected in housework, where 24.7% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on chores, well above the Victorian average of 20.1%.
14.0% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 2.5% of people having served, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Lake Boga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21427/lake-boga/topic/community