17.9% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan Hill · Urban Area
Community Participation in Swan Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Swan Hill has remained steady over the last decade, with 17.9% of people volunteering. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national figure of 14.1%. While volunteering is stable, the proportion of people providing unpaid care has grown since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a strong feature of the area, with 17.9% of people giving their time. This rate is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others has risen to 13.6%, which is higher than most areas. In contrast, the number of people caring for children unpaid fell to 25.9% since 2011, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework also fell slightly to 20.5%.
13.6% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 86% 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 Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2017/swan-hill/topic/community