8.9% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greystanes - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Greystanes - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 8.9% of people in Greystanes - South volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While community volunteering is low, residents are more likely than those in other areas to spend significant time on unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Greystanes - South are well below those of New South Wales and most similar areas, with only 8.9% of residents pitching in.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 12.9% of people provide unpaid care and 26.0% care for children. This is alongside a much higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework than in most other areas.
12.9% —
Higher than 61% 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.
26.0% —
Lower than 51% 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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with only 1.4% of residents having served, a figure that is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 84% 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 Greystanes - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031713/greystanes-south/topic/community