Glenrowan - North · Urban Centre

Community Participation in Glenrowan - North

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A very high proportion of residents in Glenrowan - North (L) contribute their time to others, with volunteering and unpaid care rates well above the national figures. Roughly 30.5% of the population volunteer, a figure that stands among the highest for similar areas.

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📍 Glenrowan - North, Urban Centre

Where Glenrowan - North sits — Volunteers

30.5% ▼ -25.6%
  • 0.0%–1.3%: 6 areas
  • 1.3%–2.5%: 9 areas
  • 2.5%–3.8%: 17 areas
  • 3.8%–5.0%: 20 areas
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 21 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 27 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 28 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 41 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 77 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 117 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 140 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 151 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 173 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 139 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 149 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 153 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 121 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 94 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 73 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 55 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 51 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 29 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 36 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 30 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 17 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 15 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 11 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 30 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Glenrowan - North — higher than 96% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Glenrowan - North30.5%
3675, VIC 21.9%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 30.5% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. However, this rate has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011.

30.5% ▼ -25.6%

Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 41.0%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 30.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is very prevalent, as 19.1% of residents provide care, a rate well above the Victorian figure. This includes 35.2% of people caring for children unpaid and 27.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework each week.

19.1% ▲ +75.5%

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

35.2% ▲ +36.4%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 25.8%
  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 35.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

27.3% ▼ -12.3%

Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 31.2%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 27.3%

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 more common here than in most areas. About 4.6% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.

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 Glenrowan - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222026/glenrowan-north/topic/community