8.9% ▼ -59.5%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Diggers Rest · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Diggers Rest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp decline in volunteering defines the recent trend in Diggers Rest, where only 8.9% of people now give their time. This is well below the national figure, marking a significant shift in how the community engages since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates have fallen 13 points since 2011 to just 8.9%. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas and sits well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 32.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other forms of unpaid work are less common, with only 11.9% providing general unpaid care.
11.9% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 uncommon here, with 2.1% of residents having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre 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 Diggers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214007/diggers-rest/topic/community