34.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gonn Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gonn Crossing
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 34% of people in Gonn Crossing volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of the area's social activity. Residents are more likely to give their time to others than people in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 16% of people providing support. While 24% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, only 8% provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
16.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.0% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 Gonn Crossing has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the 2% seen in Victoria.
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 Gonn Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21062/gonn-crossing/topic/community