12.3% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cheltenham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cheltenham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 12.3% of people in Cheltenham volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. While formal volunteering is low, more residents are involved in unpaid family support, particularly through childcare. This creates a local profile where community contribution happens more often inside the home than through organised groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Cheltenham are lower than the national figure of 14.1% and a little below the Victorian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here, with 28.6% of people providing this support, which is a little above the national figure. However, those spending 15 or more hours on housework are much lower than most areas at 19.3%.
13.2% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 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.
Around 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages.
2.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality 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 Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20539/cheltenham/topic/community