21.7% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenhope · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenhope
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Glenhope volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, which also has a high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.7% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 18.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—a much higher 33.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. This is far above the 20.7% national average.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.1%, this is well above the 2.0% recorded in Victoria.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Glenhope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21029/glenhope/topic/community