14.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Girgarre East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Girgarre East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Girgarre East provide unpaid childcare, making it a place where family support plays a huge role in daily life. While most residents are heavily involved in caregiving and home duties, others are less likely to volunteer than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 16.1% of people providing care and 30.4% looking after children, both of which are well above the national figures. Additionally, 24.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a rate well above the Victorian average.
16.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
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, which is a little below the figures for 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 Girgarre East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21000/girgarre-east/topic/community