13.3% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shepparton - Mooroopna · Urban Area
Community Participation in Shepparton - Mooroopna
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering is the main story for Shepparton - Mooroopna, where the rate fell by 7.7 percentage points since 2011. Only 13.3% of people now volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The share of volunteers fell from 21% in 2011 to 13.3% in 2021. This current rate is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While those caring for children or doing heavy housework have fallen since 2011, the number of people providing other unpaid care rose to 13.4%. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure.
13.4% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population, which is among the lowest rates for areas at this level.
2.2%
Lower than 90% 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 Shepparton - Mooroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2016/shepparton-mooroopna/topic/community