25.7% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lowan (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Lowan (Western Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Lowan volunteer their time, though this is a sharp drop from 35.2% in 2016. Despite this decline, the area still sees far more volunteers than the national figure. It is a place where many residents take on significant unpaid responsibilities at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.7% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care—a figure that rose since 2016 and sits a little above the national average. While 24.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure, only 24.0% provide unpaid childcare.
14.2% —
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% —
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% —
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
Around 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.0%
Higher than 54% 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 Lowan (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24408/lowan/topic/community