15.9% ▲ +22.8%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geraldton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Geraldton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Geraldton involves a growing number of people giving their time to others. While 15.9% of residents now volunteer, the proportion of people providing unpaid childcare has dropped significantly since 2011. This shift reflects a changing balance between formal work and unpaid community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people in Geraldton volunteer, which is about the same as across Western Australia and a little above the national figure. This rate has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has fallen sharply by 15 percentage points since 2011 to reach 25.9%. Meanwhile, 11.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, and 20.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.1% ▲ +37.2%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -36.9%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
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, with 2.8% of the population having done so. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.8%
Lower than 70% 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 Geraldton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL512003/geraldton/topic/community