23.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Arnaud East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Arnaud East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in St Arnaud East volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This community is much more active in unpaid work and care than most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.2% of residents helping out. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very prevalent, with 18.3% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, 28% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
18.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.8% of people having served. This is a little above the Victorian rate of 2% and the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22335/st-arnaud-east/topic/community