13.7% —
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Ferntree Gully provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. While many residents give their time to others, the number of volunteers has dropped significantly over recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national rates. This is a notable decline from 2016, when 19.6% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.2% of people providing care and 28.1% looking after children. The proportion of people doing at least 15 hours of housework is 21%, which is about the same as the national figure.
13.2% —
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% —
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% —
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
Only 2.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most other similar areas and is about the same as the Victorian average.
2.0%
Lower than 77% of state electorate 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 Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22901/ferntree-gully/topic/community