29.7% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Beauty - Tawonga · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mount Beauty - Tawonga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Mount Beauty - Tawonga volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit has grown since 2011. It is a place where people contribute significant time to both formal volunteering and unpaid home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.7% of residents volunteer, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national average. This figure rose by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.6% of people provide unpaid care, the number of those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is well above the national figure at 27.7%. Conversely, those caring for children unpaid fell to 22.9% since 2011, which is well below the state and national averages.
12.6% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
The area has a strong connection to the military, with 4.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 76% 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 Mount Beauty - Tawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215059/mount-beauty-tawonga/topic/community