14.3% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geelong West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Geelong West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than most similar areas, 28.5% of people in Geelong West provide unpaid childcare. This community generally follows state and national trends in volunteering and service, though it is more likely to have residents caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most other areas. This figure is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little above the national figure, 28.5% of people provide unpaid care for children. Meanwhile, 12.3% provide general unpaid care, and 20.1% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is lower than most areas.
12.3% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20974/geelong-west/topic/community