36.4% ▲ +86.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Natimuk · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Natimuk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Natimuk volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is the standout feature of the area, with volunteering rates rising significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.4% of residents helping out. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and has risen 17 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 15.0% of people provide unpaid care—which is well above the national figure—the proportion of those caring for children has fallen sharply to 16.4%. Similarly, the 19.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most other areas.
15.0% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.4% ▼ -51.6%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
About 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian figure.
2.1%
Lower than 86% 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 Natimuk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222062/natimuk/topic/community