12.4% —
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Gembrook (Eastern Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of people in Gembrook spend their time on unpaid work, especially looking after children. While 32% of the population provides unpaid childcare, the number of people volunteering for community groups has fallen since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in Gembrook, falling 6.4 percentage points to 12.4% since 2016. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 32% of people caring for children, which is well above the Victorian and national figures of 26.3%. This is alongside a higher than usual 21.7% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.7% —
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% —
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% —
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 uncommon in Gembrook, with only 1.9% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
1.9%
Lower than 78% 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 Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23402/gembrook/topic/community