21.8% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Great Western · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Great Western
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and military service set Great Western apart from similar areas. About 21.8% of residents volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This spirit of contribution is also seen in the high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.8% of people helping out. 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.
About 12.4% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, 23.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state average of 20.1%.
12.4% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas. Around 6.1% of people have served, which is well above the 2.8% average for Australia.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Great Western [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21098/great-western/topic/community