17.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Longwarry North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Longwarry North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in Longwarry North volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work, with high rates of volunteering and caregiving compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 28.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. While 15.5% provide unpaid care—a rate much higher than most areas—only 16.9% care for children unpaid, which is well below the state and national figures.
15.5% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.9% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of the population having served. This is a little above the 2.0% recorded across Victoria.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Longwarry North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21539/longwarry-north/topic/community