23.6% ▼ -29.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Omeo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Omeo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost a quarter of the population in Omeo now give their time to volunteer, marking a community deeply engaged in local support. This spirit of contribution is reflected in high rates of volunteerism and defence service compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.6% of people helping out. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.4% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—the area has much lower rates of unpaid care. Only 7.9% provide general unpaid care and 18.5% care for children, both of which are well below the state and national averages.
7.9% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas. Around 3.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Omeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22011/omeo/topic/community