22.2% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Scotsburn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Scotsburn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community contribution define Scotsburn than in most similar areas. More than one in five residents volunteer their time, and there is a notably strong history of military service. This spirit of giving extends into the home, with high levels of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.2% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much higher than in most areas, with 16.5% of people providing support. This includes 24.2% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework, a figure well above the Victorian average of 20.1%.
16.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 far more common here than in most other areas, with 6.8% of the population having served, well above the 2.8% national average.
6.8%
Higher than 88% 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 Scotsburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22244/scotsburn/topic/community