16.6% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stratford · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Stratford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Stratford since 2011, though the town still sees high levels of unpaid care. While volunteer rates dropped by 7.2 percentage points over the decade, the area remains a place where many residents dedicate their time to helping others in their homes and community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a middle-of-the-road result for similar areas, despite the rate falling since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 15.7% of people providing unpaid care, a figure well above the national average. This includes 28.0% of residents caring for children and 26.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are higher than in most areas.
15.7% ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
A much higher share of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.1%, this is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.1%
Higher than 79% 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 Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215080/stratford/topic/community