27.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thowgla Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Thowgla Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Thowgla Valley volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines local life, with many residents contributing to the area through unpaid work and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.4% of people helping out, a figure far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 17.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—around 16.1% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is much higher than in most areas. Another 22.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
16.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.7% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most areas, with 4.8% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.8%
Higher than 78% 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 Thowgla Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22513/thowgla-valley/topic/community