15.4% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenburn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenburn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little over 15% of people in Glenburn volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. While some residents contribute their time to the community, other forms of unpaid work and service are less common here than in many other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little above both the Victorian and national averages, though this is still lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower here than in the rest of the country at 22.1%. Meanwhile, 13.3% of people provide some form of unpaid care, and 22.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.3% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.6% of the population having done so, which is a little below the Australian figure.
1.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Glenburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21020/glenburn/topic/community