11.9% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gowanbrae · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gowanbrae
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Gowanbrae provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the state and national averages. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent, with a lower-than-average proportion of residents volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a major part of daily life for 29.5% of people, which is well above the Victorian average of 26.3%. In contrast, 13.6% of residents provide general unpaid care, a figure that is around the middle for its level.
13.6% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.5%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Gowanbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21079/gowanbrae/topic/community