12.7% ▼ -53.2%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shepparton East · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Shepparton East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Shepparton East than in the rest of the country. While 19.3% of residents give this support, the national figure is much lower at 11.9%. This high level of caregiving stands out in a community where other forms of participation have generally declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped sharply in Shepparton East, falling 14 percentage points since 2011 to 12.7%. This is now much lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common here, with 19.3% of people providing support, a figure well above the national average. However, fewer people now spend 15 or more hours a week on housework or caring for children compared to a decade ago.
19.3% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 2.2% of the population. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figure for Victoria.
2.2%
Lower than 83% 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 Shepparton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222083/shepparton-east/topic/community