10.6% —
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lara (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Lara (Western Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Lara than in other similar areas, with only 10.6% of residents giving their time. This local rate is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While unpaid care for others is common, general community volunteering has dropped significantly in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.6% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas. This is a notable drop from 2016, when the rate was 15.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is a strong point of participation, with 13.3% of residents providing care, a figure that is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those caring for children (25.2%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.4%) are both slightly lower than the national figures.
13.3% —
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% —
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 66% of state electorate 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 Lara (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24308/lara/topic/community