15.5% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geelong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Geelong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A mix of community roles defines Geelong, where the proportion of people providing unpaid care is much higher than in most similar areas. While 13.7% of residents give this care, other forms of participation like volunteering sit around the middle mark for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people in Geelong volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 17.9% of residents were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common here, with 13.7% of people providing this support, a figure that rose since 2011. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 21.9%.
13.7% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 2.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
2.3%
Lower than 64% 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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021039/geelong/topic/community