12.2% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Snake Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Snake Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Snake Valley than in most similar areas, though the community has a higher rate of former Defence Force members. This mix of service and care reflects a small, dedicated population where 4.1% of residents have served in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.5% of people providing such support, which is a little above the Australian figure. Around 24.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, while 21.0% do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
13.5% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Snake Valley have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 4.1%, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Snake Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22301/snake-valley/topic/community