12.4% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenfields · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Greenfields
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Greenfields than in most similar areas, but there is a strong presence of former service members. While only 12.4% of residents volunteer, nearly 5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Greenfields are well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%, and have fallen slightly since 2011 to reach 12.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More residents provide unpaid care than in most areas, with 13.2% doing so. This is a little above the national figure, even though those caring for children unpaid fell to 23.1% since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to similar areas, with 4.9% of Greenfields residents having served.
4.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Greenfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011023/greenfields/topic/community