6.5% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bringelly - Green Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Bringelly - Green Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people give their spare time to volunteers in Bringelly - Green Valley, but many are heavily involved in family life. Only 6.5% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure, while nearly 30% provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for similar areas, with just 6.5% of people helping out. This is well below the 13% seen across New South Wales and has fallen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a major part of life here, with 29.1% of people providing this care, a figure well above the state average. Meanwhile, 10.8% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the national figure.
10.8% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 1.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.0%
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Bringelly - Green Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12701/bringelly-green-valley/topic/community