13.2% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenway · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Greenway
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in twenty residents in Greenway have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. While military service is common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent, with volunteering and unpaid care rates sitting well below the territory average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped by 4.4 percentage points since 2011 to 13.2%. This is lower than most areas and sits well below the ACT figure of 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 21.7% of people caring for children and 15.5% doing at least 15 hours of housework. These figures are both well below the national and territory averages.
11.0% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 common here, with 5.4% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the ACT average.
5.4%
Higher than 89% 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 Greenway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071080/greenway/topic/community