29.4% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ouyen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ouyen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define Ouyen, where 29.4% of people give their time to help others. This figure is far above the national rate of 14.1%. While community spirit is high, there are far fewer people caring for children unpaid compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 30% of people in Ouyen volunteer, which is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 17.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are well above the Victorian average at 24%.
12.4% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.7% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
About 3.2% of people in Ouyen have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Ouyen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22020/ouyen/topic/community