20.1% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenelg · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Glenelg
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in Glenelg compared to the rest of the state. About 20.1% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure. However, this level of community spirit has dropped by 8.6 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.1% of people helping out, a figure well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, a much higher 25% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the national figure at 14.2%.
14.2% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
About 3% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state figure and about the same as the national average.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22410/glenelg/topic/community