32.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenrowan West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenrowan West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 19 percentage point gap separates Glenrowan West from the rest of the country in terms of volunteering. This community is exceptionally active, with nearly a third of residents giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.8% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 7.8% of residents provide unpaid care—well below the national figure—a huge 40.6% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate far above the Victorian average.
7.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
40.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 40.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Glenrowan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21046/glenrowan-west/topic/community