13.8% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gardenvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gardenvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Gardenvale has remained relatively steady over the last decade. While volunteering rates are typical for the state, a small number of residents—just 1.3%—have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people in Gardenvale volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 10% of residents providing care and 17.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Those caring for children unpaid sit at 24.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
10.0% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
Only 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Gardenvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20965/gardenvale/topic/community