20.8% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gormandale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gormandale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Gormandale perform unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. This community is highly active in supporting others, with high rates of volunteering and unpaid care. These figures suggest a local culture where residents dedicate significant time to family and community duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.8% of people giving their time. This is well 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 very prevalent in Gormandale. About 32.9% of residents care for children unpaid and another 32.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than most areas. Additionally, 15.3% provide other unpaid care, which is well above the 11.9% national average.
15.3% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.9% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 32.9%
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 less common here than in most areas. Only 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Gormandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21074/gormandale/topic/community