17.6% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gelliondale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gelliondale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid work and volunteering define Gelliondale compared to most similar areas. A striking 52.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of people helping out. This is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 17.6% of people providing such support. While child care is about the same as the national rate at 26.5%, the 52.9% of people doing heavy housework is far above the 20.7% typical for Australia.
17.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
52.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 52.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian and national rates.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Gelliondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20978/gelliondale/topic/community