10.1% ▼ -34.8%
Lower than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenway · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Greenway
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering defines the recent shift in Greenway, where only 10.1% of people now volunteer. This decline contrasts with a growing number of residents taking on unpaid care roles at home. This trend suggests a shift in how people spend their spare time, moving away from community groups toward family duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 5.4 percentage points since 2011 to 10.1%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is very common here, with 31.2% of people helping out, a figure well above the national average. This is mirrored by a rise in people doing over 15 hours of housework, while general unpaid care for others remains low at 9.7%.
9.7% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 the area, with 1.2% of people having served. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and much lower than most similar areas.
1.2%
Lower than 88% 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 Greenway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED118/greenway/topic/community