23.9% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenlyon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenlyon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people give their time to others in Glenlyon than in most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, and the community has a very high rate of people providing unpaid care. These figures are well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.9% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 21.1% of people providing support, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While only 22.9% care for children unpaid, 26.3% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%.
21.1% ▲ +67.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.5% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Glenlyon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21038/glenlyon/topic/community