30.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glen Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Glen Valley volunteer, a figure that has stayed very high compared to other areas. This strong spirit of helping out is a standout feature for the community, far exceeding both state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.4% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is high, with 43.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 30.4% providing unpaid care, both far above state and national levels. Interestingly, no one here reports caring for children unpaid, which is far below the national average of 26.3%.
30.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Glen Valley has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates 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 Glen Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21012/glen-valley/topic/community