35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ghin Ghin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ghin Ghin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Ghin Ghin volunteer, which is a far higher rate than across Victoria. This level of community involvement stands out as the main feature of local participation, especially compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and among the highest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 16.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure, 32.1% spend 15 or more hours on housework weekly—much higher than most areas. General unpaid care is provided by 12.5% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
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, a rate that is a little below the 2.8% national average.
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 Ghin Ghin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20991/ghin-ghin/topic/community