18.1% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Avoca · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Avoca
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Avoca volunteer their time, a rate well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the town remains active in community support. This spirit is reflected in a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 22.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common here, with 14.8% of people providing care, which is a little above the Victorian average. However, the share of people caring for children is well below the state figure at 19.9%.
14.8% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 4.1%, this is a little above both the state and national rates.
4.1%
Higher than 63% 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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215005/avoca/topic/community