Mount Buller · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mount Buller

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Very few people provide unpaid help or volunteer their time in Mount Buller. Only 7% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This pattern reflects a place where few people handle the typical domestic and care duties found in other communities.

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📍 Mount Buller, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Buller sits — Volunteers

7.0% ▼ -62.7%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Buller — lower than 92% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mount Buller7.0%
3723, VIC 20.5%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 7% of the population volunteers, a rate that is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria.

7.0% ▼ -62.7%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is rare here, with only 4.8% of people providing care and 5.4% looking after children. This is far below the Victorian and national figures, which both sit at 26.3% for childcare.

4.8% ▼ -9.8%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

5.4% ▼ -59.7%

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 5.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

2.6% ▼ -64.6%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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 Mount Buller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21778/mount-buller/topic/community