18.7% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gisborne · Urban Area
Community Participation in Gisborne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state and national figures, Gisborne stands out for its high levels of community and family support. Many residents contribute their time through unpaid work, with 18.7% volunteering their time and nearly a third caring for children without pay. While some figures have dipped since 2011, the area remains far more active in these roles than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of people in Gisborne volunteer, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This is much higher than most other areas, though it has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 32.7% of people caring for children and 27.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework—both figures are well above the national average. Additionally, the share of people providing unpaid care rose to 14.2% since 2011.
14.2% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 85% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 3.1%. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria and is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.1%
Lower than 56% of urban area 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 Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2009/gisborne/topic/community