33.9% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Birchip · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Birchip
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant rise in volunteering has marked the last decade in Birchip (L), where 33.9% of people now give their time to others. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure and represents a 10 point increase since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a third of the population volunteers here, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has fallen sharply to 18.9%, well below the national figure. Meanwhile, 14.3% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the typical Australian rate.
14.3% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.6% of the population in this category, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 89% 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 Birchip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221005/birchip/topic/community