22.1% ▼ -34.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gellibrand · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gellibrand
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has shifted in Gellibrand, with a strikingly high 22.1% of people now volunteering. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Residents are very active in their community, though far fewer are providing unpaid care compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.1% of people giving their time. This is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few people here provide unpaid care, with only 9.8% doing so, which is much lower than most areas. Similarly, the 18.1% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%, though 23.5% still spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
9.8% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Military service is more common in Gellibrand than in most other areas, with 5.0% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the Victorian and national figures.
5.0%
Higher than 80% 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 Gellibrand [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20976/gellibrand/topic/community