14.6% —
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geelong (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Geelong (Western Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Geelong (Western Victoria) have dropped significantly, falling 6.6 percentage points since 2016. While 14.6% of people still volunteer, the area now shows a higher tendency to provide unpaid care compared to most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a notable decrease from 2016, when the rate was 21.2%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing such support, a figure much higher than most areas. Around 26% of residents care for children unpaid, and 20.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.6% —
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% —
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 less common in this area than in most other similar places, with 2.3% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.3%
Lower than 68% 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 Geelong (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23308/geelong/topic/community