12.9% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grantville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Grantville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Grantville spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is well above the national figure, and it reflects a community where many residents take on significant unpaid roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.9% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people providing this support, a figure a little above the national average. While 23.6% look after children unpaid, 24.3% spend significant time on housework, which is well above the Victorian figure.
14.6% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, at 3.4%. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.4%
Higher than 61% 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 Grantville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21089/grantville/topic/community