5.5% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Green Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Green Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents engage in unpaid community roles compared to similar areas, making Green Valley stand out for its low participation rates. Only 5.5% of people volunteer here, a figure that has fallen significantly since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for this level, at 5.5%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 21.4%, while 16.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well below the state and national averages.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
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.
Only 0.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
0.3%
Lower than 99% 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 Green Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011594/green-valley/topic/community