16.2% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stawell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stawell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Stawell sits right in the middle of similar areas for community involvement, though it has a notably higher share of veterans. About 16.2% of residents volunteer, and 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a little more common here than in the rest of Victoria or Australia, with 16.2% of people giving their time.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.6% of people provide some form of unpaid care, the share of residents caring for children is well below the national and state figures at 20.9%. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly sit at 22.6%, which is a little above the national figure.
13.6% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of the community having served.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Stawell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22354/stawell/topic/community