23.1% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Arnaud · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Arnaud
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in St Arnaud volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This strong spirit of community contribution is a standout feature for the town, where residents are far more likely to give their time than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.1% of the community volunteer, a figure that is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 14.8% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas, the rate of people caring for children is well below the national figure at 17.3%. Meanwhile, 23.5% of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, slightly more than the Australian average.
14.8% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.3% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.0% of the population, which is about the same as the 2.8% national average.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 St Arnaud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22334/st-arnaud/topic/community