16.5% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Griffith Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Griffith Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average 16.5% of people in Griffith Surrounds volunteer, far outstripping the New South Wales figure. While community spirit remains high compared to other areas, this rate has fallen by 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates here are higher than most areas, sitting at 16.5% compared to 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. This is consistent with the 20.3% who do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, though both figures have fallen since 2011.
11.7% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is much lower than most areas.
1.7%
Lower than 78% 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 Griffith Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113011257/griffith-surrounds/topic/community