27.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gillieston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gillieston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have surged in Gillieston, where 27.8% of people now give their time to help others. This strong community spirit is paired with a high rate of unpaid work and childcare within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 28% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Victorian and national figures of around 13% to 14%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 36.1% of people caring for children and 30.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both well above the national figures. However, 11.1% of people providing unpaid care is a little below the state average.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 figure slightly lower than the 2% to 3% seen across Victoria and Australia.
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 Gillieston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20996/gillieston/topic/community