13.1% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen Iris · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glen Iris
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of childcare are found in Glen Iris compared to most similar areas. While 32.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, volunteering is less common here than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.1% of people volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 32.1% of people caring for children, a figure well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Additionally, 23.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the state average.
11.9% ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Glen Iris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50553/glen-iris/topic/community