22.5% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenwich - Riverview · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Greenwich - Riverview
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Greenwich - Riverview compared to the rest of the country. About 22.5% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is seen across several types of unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.5% of people pitching in. This is much higher than most areas and sits well above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is also frequent, with 23.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. Additionally, 28% of residents care for children unpaid, which is a little above the state figure of 25.3%.
12.3% —
Higher than 50% 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.
28.0% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% —
Higher than 75% 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.
About 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
2.1%
Lower than 70% 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 Greenwich - Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011685/greenwich-riverview/topic/community