14.7% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen Waverley - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Glen Waverley - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small gap exists between Glen Waverley - East and the rest of the country in how people contribute to their community. While volunteering and caregiving rates are mostly in line with Victoria, the area has a notably low number of former Defence Force members.
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 a drop from 2011, when 20.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework than in most other areas. Meanwhile, 26.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, and 12.0% provide other forms of unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the national figures.
12.0% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
Only 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Glen Waverley - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051321/glen-waverley-east/topic/community