7.9% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenacre - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Greenacre - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in Greenacre - South volunteer compared to other similar areas. Only 7.9% of people here give their time to volunteer work, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for this level of area, with only 7.9% of people participating. This is well below both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.8% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas. This sits alongside 25.1% of residents caring for children unpaid, a figure that is about the same as the state average.
12.8% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 here, with only 0.6% of people having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.6%
Lower than 98% 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 Greenacre - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011656/greenacre-south/topic/community