21.5% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Girgarre · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Girgarre
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 21% of people in Girgarre volunteer, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This spirit of community is a standout feature for the town, where residents are far more likely to give their time than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing care, though only 21.9% look after children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the state average.
13.7% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
A higher than usual 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Girgarre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20999/girgarre/topic/community