7.2% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenvale - Bulla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Greenvale - Bulla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 7.2% of people in Greenvale - Bulla volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This figure has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011. While formal volunteering is low, there is a high level of unpaid care happening in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well below the national figure of 14.1% and the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This represents a notable decline from 2011, when 10.6% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing care and 28.8% caring for children, both of which are higher than the national figures. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell slightly to 19.3%.
13.9% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 uncommon in the area, with only 0.8% of people having served. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8% and the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
0.8%
Lower than 94% 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).
More for Greenvale - Bulla
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Greenvale - Bulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051246/greenvale-bulla/topic/community