15.1% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Albury - Wodonga · Urban Area
Community Participation in Albury - Wodonga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 5 points fewer residents in Albury - Wodonga volunteered for community groups in 2021 compared to 2011. While volunteer rates have dropped, the area stands out for its high number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher proportion of people provide unpaid care compared to most areas, with 13.8% doing so. This is alongside a high rate of people caring for children unpaid, which sits at 28.1%.
13.8% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 76% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 82% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most other areas, with 5.5% of people having served, well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.5%
Higher than 89% of urban area 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 Albury - Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1001/albury-wodonga/topic/community