20.4% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Giralang · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Giralang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Giralang provide unpaid childcare, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. The community is highly active in unpaid work, with strong rates of volunteering and caregiving compared to the rest of the territory.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas, although the rate has fallen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 34.1% of people caring for children and 24.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the territory and national averages, while 14.0% of people provide other types of unpaid care.
14.0% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 Force veterans make up 5.1% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.1%
Higher than 88% 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 Giralang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011011/giralang/topic/community