36.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gymbowen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gymbowen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 36.7% of people in Gymbowen volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in other parts of Victoria.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a third of the population volunteers here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common with 30.6% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are much fewer here, at 8.2%, which is well below the Australian average.
8.2% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
No one in Gymbowen has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national rates.
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 Gymbowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21122/gymbowen/topic/community