17.2% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Geelong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong volunteering spirit defines Geelong, where 17.2% of people give their time to others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community involvement is high, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.2% of residents helping out. This is well above both the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 19.1%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside a lower rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, while general unpaid caregiving sits at 13.3%, slightly above the Australian average.
13.3% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the rates for both Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Higher than 50% 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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20973/geelong/topic/community