16.0% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geraldton · Urban Area
Community Participation in Geraldton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Geraldton than in most similar areas, with 16% of residents giving their time. While this is slightly above the national figure, the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011. Most residents contribute to their community through unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people in Geraldton volunteer, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 18.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 26.6% of people caring for children and 21.2% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. However, those providing other types of unpaid care make up 10.9% of the population, which is much lower than most areas.
10.9% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Geraldton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5006/geraldton/topic/community