20.9% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gherang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gherang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering levels have climbed significantly since 2011, making Gherang a place where locals are far more active in the community than in most other areas. About 21% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than one in five people volunteer in Gherang, a rate that is well above both the Victorian and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 30% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. This differs from child care and general unpaid care, which both sit around the state and national averages.
13.4% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.5% of the population having done so, which is lower than most similar areas.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Gherang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20989/gherang/topic/community