7.0% ▼ -77.4%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Buller · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mount Buller
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people engage in unpaid work or volunteering in Mount Buller than in the rest of the country. Only 7% of residents volunteer, a figure that has fallen steeply since 2011. This trend of low community participation is seen across childcare, housework and general caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 7% of people helping out. This is well below the 13.3% seen in Victoria and represents a 24 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few residents perform unpaid work here, with only 5.4% caring for children and 2.6% doing significant housework. These figures are far below the national averages and have both fallen sharply since 2011.
4.8% ▼ -59.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
5.4% ▼ -66.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
2.6% ▼ -87.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 75% 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 Buller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222056/mount-buller/topic/community