24.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Towong Upper · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Towong Upper
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back is a huge part of daily life in Towong Upper, where nearly a quarter of the people volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, marking the area as a place with a very high level of community involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 24.1% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Over half of residents (51.7%) provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.2%) and those providing other unpaid care (10.3%) are both lower than most areas.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
51.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Towong Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22564/towong-upper/topic/community