14.4% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Echuca - Moama · Urban Area
Community Participation in Echuca - Moama
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little more than 14% of people in Echuca - Moama volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian average. While community involvement remains steady compared to the national figure, the number of local volunteers has fallen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Currently, 14.4% of residents volunteer. This is lower than most similar areas and reflects a decline from the 21.8% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 22.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care for others sit at 12.8%, a slight increase since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
Defence service is slightly more common here than in the rest of the state, with 3.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Echuca - Moama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2007/echuca-moama/topic/community