19.3% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen Innes Severn · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Glen Innes Severn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Glen Innes Severn involves a high level of community support and service. Nearly one in five people volunteer here, a rate well above the national figure of 14.1%. While these numbers are strong, the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.3% of the community volunteers, which is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This is a drop from 2011, when 25.0% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are more common here than in most areas, at 13.0%. While 24.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, the share of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 18.9%.
13.0% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 in Glen Innes Severn than in most areas, with 4.1% of people having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) 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 Glen Innes Severn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13010/glen-innes-severn/topic/community