Glenmore · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Glenmore

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Three in ten people volunteer in Glenmore, a rate far above the national figure. This highlights a very active local spirit, as volunteering here is much more common than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Glenmore, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenmore sits — Volunteers

30.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glenmore — higher than 86% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Glenmore30.0%
3340, VIC 12.5%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 30% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% average for Australia.

30.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.0%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 30% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure of 26.3%—other types of unpaid work are less common. Those providing general unpaid care (8.3%) or doing 15 or more hours of housework (15%) are both well below state and national levels.

8.3%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

30.0%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48.9%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

15.0%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 15.0%

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 Glenmore has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national average.

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 Glenmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21040/glenmore/topic/community