24.9% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Garvoc · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Garvoc
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 25% of people in Garvoc volunteer, a rate that is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where people are much more likely to give their time compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.9% of residents helping out, which is far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than the national average of 26.3% are unpaid childcare providers, and 30.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. However, the 7.3% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national rate.
7.3% ▼ -51.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 30.6%
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.
Those who served in the Defence Force make up 1.6% of the population, which is a little below the 2.8% national average.
1.6%
Lower than 63% 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 Garvoc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20969/garvoc/topic/community