14.7% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped by 4.6 percentage points since 2011 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, though other forms of community support have grown. While fewer people are volunteering, more residents are now providing unpaid care for others. This shift shows a community where support is increasingly focused on family and care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is around the middle for similar areas, but it is lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing care and 29.1% looking after children unpaid, both figures being higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, about 21% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is about the same as the national figure.
13.8% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
A small number of residents, 2.2%, have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than in most other areas and slightly below the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 68% 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 West - Hamlyn Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021040/geelong-west-hamlyn-heights/topic/community