29.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Green Gully · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Green Gully
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Green Gully volunteer, a rate far above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. This high level of community spirit stands out in a place where very few people provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.6% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% national average and 13.3% for Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 5.6% of people providing care and 11.3% caring for children unpaid. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% for childcare.
5.6% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
No one in Green Gully has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Green Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21100/green-gully/topic/community