26.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Georges Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Georges Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of residents in Georges Creek volunteer their time, making it a place of exceptionally high community spirit. This drive to help others extends into the home, where far more people provide unpaid care and housework than in the typical Victorian town.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.7% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of daily life, as 23.3% of residents provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. This is mirrored by high rates of childcare, at 36.7%, and 33.3% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
23.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 state and national figures.
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 Georges Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20982/georges-creek/topic/community