18.1% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geeveston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Geeveston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 30% of Geeveston residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a high level of commitment to both home and town, with strong rates of unpaid care and volunteering. Many locals also have a history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people volunteer here, which is around the middle for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.3% of residents providing care, which is much higher than most areas. This is alongside the 29.8% who do heavy housework and 25.9% who care for children unpaid, a rate about the same as the state and national figures.
15.3% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 5.4% of people having served in the Defence Force.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Geeveston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60223/geeveston/topic/community