19.3% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Glen Innes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Glen Innes volunteer, a figure well above the national average. While community spirit is high, the town has seen a drop in volunteer rates since 2011. Most residents contribute through unpaid work or caring for others in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 19.3%, volunteers are much more common here than in most areas, though this is 5.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the state, but 24.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 13.0% provide unpaid care, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
13.0% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
A higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most areas, with 4.1% of residents having served.
4.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021190/glen-innes/topic/community