19.0% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gordon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gordon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Gordon, where nearly one in five people volunteer. This local commitment to unpaid work is far higher than in most other Australian areas, though the proportion of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.0% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victoria figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%. This is a high rate for the region, even though it has fallen 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 27.6% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% national figure. Similarly, 15.5% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen since 2011.
15.5% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 slightly more common in Gordon than elsewhere, with 3.2% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021012/gordon/topic/community