16.9% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gembrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gembrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the community is a common part of life in Gembrook, where 16.9% of people volunteer. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. Local residents also spend more time on unpaid care and housework than most people across the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most similar areas, with 16.9% of the population helping out. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, as 14.2% of people provide this support, which is higher than most areas. This includes 28.9% of residents caring for children and 24.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average.
14.2% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 2.4% of Gembrook residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Gembrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20979/gembrook/topic/community