17.6% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gisborne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gisborne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.4% of people in Gisborne provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family support is a key feature of the area's community life. Local residents also contribute significantly more time to volunteering and housework than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of people helping out, a figure well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. However, this has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on unpaid roles, with 26.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is among the highest for this level. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the national figure at 14.0% and has risen since 2011.
14.0% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 51% 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 Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210021232/gisborne/topic/community