7.1% ▼ -65.5%
Lower than 94% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gorton · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Gorton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of 7 percentage points separates the volunteer rate in Gorton from the national figure. Only 7.1% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest across similar areas. This low level of community involvement sits alongside a higher-than-average number of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 7.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This is a significant drop for the area, as the volunteer rate has fallen by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.4% of people providing care and 28.6% caring for children, which is a little above the national figure. However, the 18.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most other areas.
12.4% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in Gorton, where only 0.8% of the population has served. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
0.8%
Lower than 96% of federal electorate 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 Gorton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED218/gorton/topic/community