29.0% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Outtrim · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Outtrim
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Outtrim contribute their time to others than in most similar areas. Nearly 30% of the population are volunteers, a figure that is far above the Victorian and national averages. This strong spirit of giving extends into the home through high levels of unpaid domestic work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.0% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 30.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. While 30.0% provide unpaid childcare—well above the state average—only 9.2% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.2% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 30.9%
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 2.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the 2.0% seen in Victoria.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Outtrim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22019/outtrim/topic/community