23.7% ▼ -40.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Skipton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Skipton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of people in Skipton volunteer, a figure far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This strong level of community involvement is a standout feature for the town, where residents are much more likely to give their time compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.7% of residents 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 common, with 14.7% of people providing support, a little above the national average. While 25.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework—well above the state figure—only 20.1% care for children unpaid, which is well below the national rate of 26.3%.
14.7% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.6% of people having served, which is a little above the Victoria figure of 2.0%.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Skipton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22290/skipton/topic/community