15.4% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen Eira · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Glen Eira
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 3.3 percentage points since 2011 in Glen Eira. While community contribution remains active, the area now sees a slightly higher proportion of people providing unpaid care than the national figure. This shift reflects a changing pattern of how residents spend their free time helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. Despite this, the rate is lower than most similar areas and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common, with 27.4% of people caring for children unpaid, which is higher than most areas. This is alongside 13.4% of residents providing other unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
13.4% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
Only 1.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for this level of area and is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) 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 Glen Eira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22310/glen-eira/topic/community