29.3% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenthompson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenthompson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Glenthompson volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This spirit of helping out extends to the home and the nation, with high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.3% of residents giving their time. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is among the highest for its level, with 24.0% of people providing such support. This is far above the national figure of 11.9%, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are also well above the national average at 25.0%.
24.0% ▲ +95.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. About 5.2% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Glenthompson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21048/glenthompson/topic/community