7.6% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gledswood Hills · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gledswood Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 42.2% of people in Gledswood Hills provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the area, though formal volunteering is quite low here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is very common at 42.2%, the 9.5% of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas. Around 24% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
9.5% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.2% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality 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 Gledswood Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11646/gledswood-hills/topic/community