10.4% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Gurdies · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Gurdies
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.4% of people in The Gurdies volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This lack of formal volunteering is paired with very low rates of childcare, though others still contribute through housework and general unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.4% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.6% of people provide some form of unpaid care, very few look after children unpaid at 11.8%, which is far below the Victorian and national figures of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, slightly above the national figure.
13.6% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.8% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
About 3.2% of people in The Gurdies have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 The Gurdies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22498/the-gurdies/topic/community