26.4% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Granya · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Granya
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Granya now volunteer, marking a significant increase in community involvement. This spirit of service is reflected in a population that is far more likely to give their time to others than those in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.4% 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.
A high 37.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. However, only 9.7% provide unpaid care, a result that is much lower than most similar areas.
9.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 37.5%
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.
Service to the country is more common in Granya than in most other areas. About 5.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.0% found across Victoria.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Granya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21090/granya/topic/community