19.2% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gippsland - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Gippsland - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Gippsland - East than in most other areas, with 19.2% of the population giving their time. This high level of community spirit stands well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, though it has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, at 19.2%, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has dropped 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life, with 14.6% of people providing care and 26.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. In contrast, the 20.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
14.6% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
A higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above the 2.0% recorded for Victoria.
4.0%
Higher than 79% 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 Gippsland - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20502/gippsland-east/topic/community