13.3% —
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geelong · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Geelong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Geelong provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While these family duties are widespread, other forms of local service and volunteering are less frequent than in many other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 13.3% provide other unpaid care, and 20.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.3% —
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% —
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
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 Geelong, with only 2.3% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 81% of urban centre 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL203003/geelong/topic/community