6.1% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Austral - Greendale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Austral - Greendale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.5% of people in Austral - Greendale provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While family care is steady, other types of volunteering and service are much lower than in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.1% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare and housework are common, with 26.5% and 22.0% of people doing these tasks respectively. However, the 10.3% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.3% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 0.8% of the population having served. This is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.8%
Lower than 94% 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 Austral - Greendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011505/austral-greendale/topic/community