15.2% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grayndler · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Grayndler
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care and housework mark Grayndler compared to most other areas. While 15.2% of residents volunteer, this is a drop from the 20.1% seen in 2011. The area generally shows lower levels of community and family care work than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.2% of people in Grayndler volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop of 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid support, with only 22.5% caring for children and 10.2% providing general unpaid care, both well below national levels. Similarly, 18.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, down 9.2 percentage points since 2011.
10.2% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 uncommon in this area, with only 1.3% of residents having served. This is a little below the 2.3% seen across New South Wales and the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 87% of federal electorate 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 Grayndler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED117/grayndler/topic/community