12.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Georgina · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Georgina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines Georgina, where 17.2% of people provide care for others. This is well above both the state and national figures, making it a standout feature of the local community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 17.2% of people provide unpaid care, this is far below the 28.5% state average for those caring for children. However, 23.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure.
17.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is lower than most areas and 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 Georgina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50535/georgina/topic/community