29.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenbrae · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenbrae
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Glenbrae volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This level of community involvement is matched by a very high number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 29.6% of people 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 more frequent than usual, with 33.3% of people caring for children and 25.9% doing over 15 hours of housework. However, the 11.1% of people providing other unpaid care is lower than in most areas.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 very prominent in Glenbrae, where 17.4% of people have served. This is far above the Victoria figure of 2.0% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
17.4%
Higher 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 Glenbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21019/glenbrae/topic/community