11.4% ▼ -52.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenormiston South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenormiston South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering and unpaid care make Glenormiston South stand out compared to most similar areas. While few residents provide unpaid support, the area has an unusually high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.4% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with the 14.9% of people caring for children being far below the Victorian average of 26.3%. This is consistent with the fact that housework totals are among the lowest for this level.
12.3% ▲ +80.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.9% ▼ -50.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.0% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
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.
Defence service is very common in Glenormiston South, with 7.7% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Glenormiston South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21043/glenormiston-south/topic/community