13.3% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geelong · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Geelong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Geelong involves a strong commitment to family and home, though community volunteering has declined. While 13.4% of residents provide unpaid care—a rate higher than most similar areas—the proportion of people volunteering for causes fell by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Geelong are lower than in most areas, with 13.3% of people helping out. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 13.4% of people provide this support, which is a little above the national figure. Around 26.8% of residents care for children unpaid, and 20.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.4% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.4%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20302/geelong/topic/community