22.4% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Granite Rock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Granite Rock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 22.4% of people in Granite Rock volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This reflects a community with high levels of unpaid work and a strong commitment to helping others. These trends are seen across local volunteering, home duties, and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than one in five people here volunteer, a rate that is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 37.4% of residents doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is a high rate compared to most areas, though the 21.9% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the 26.3% average for Australia.
13.7% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.4% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 37.4%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.0% seen in Victoria.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Granite Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21088/granite-rock/topic/community