12.4% ▼ -64.5%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Longwarry · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Longwarry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of childcare than other areas define Longwarry, where 31% of people provide unpaid care for children. This stands out in a community where other forms of participation, such as volunteering, have seen a significant decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped sharply in Longwarry, falling 23 points since 2011 to 12.4%. This is now much lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.5% of people provide general unpaid care, the standout figure is the 31% who care for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell 11 points since 2011 to 20.4%.
13.5% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with 2.5% of the population having served. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the 2% seen across Victoria.
2.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Longwarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215048/longwarry/topic/community