27.1% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Strathbogie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Strathbogie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong tradition of helping others defines Strathbogie, where 27.1% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, marking it as a place with much higher community involvement than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 27.1% of residents giving their time. This is far above both the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, with 18.6% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure. This is reflected in housework, as 31.4% do 15 or more hours weekly, though those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 16.3%.
18.6% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.3% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.4% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 31.4%
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 less common here than in other areas, with 1.3% of people having served. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Strathbogie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22372/strathbogie/topic/community