15.6% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenview · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Glenview
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in four people in Glenview help out with unpaid housework, making home-based care a significant part of daily life here. While a fair few residents provide unpaid support to others, the number of people volunteering in the community has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen 3.4 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major activity here, with 26.9% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Unpaid care for others has risen to 13.6%, while the proportion of people caring for children unpaid fell 19 points since 2011 to 27.5%.
13.6% ▲ +207.9%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -41.4%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.3%, this is a little above the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the national figure of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher 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 Glenview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321043/glenview/topic/community