28.6% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hopetoun · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Hopetoun
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Hopetoun volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the town, and the number of volunteers has risen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both Victoria and Australia. This represents a rise of 7.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the state and national figures at 13.2%. While the number of people doing heavy housework fell to 22.8%, those providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 13.7%.
13.7% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.2% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
Around 3.7% of the community have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian figure.
3.7%
Higher than 54% 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 Hopetoun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221033/hopetoun/topic/community