15.3% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gisborne South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gisborne South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Gisborne South is marked by a high level of unpaid work at home. While about 15.3% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for the significant amount of time people spend on housework and caring for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas but still a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 29.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with a high rate of unpaid care, as 18.0% of people provide care for others, which is well above the 11.9% seen across Australia.
18.0% ▲ +88.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 29.9%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 3.1% of people having served in the Defence Force, a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Gisborne South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21002/gisborne-south/topic/community