26.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen Alice · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glen Alice
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of the population in Glen Alice volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is much higher than in most similar areas. It marks Glen Alice as a place where residents are exceptionally active in unpaid community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26% of people volunteer here, a figure that is far above the New South Wales rate of 13% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, only 10% provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Unpaid care for others is also much lower than in most areas at 8%.
8.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.0% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 8% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
8.0%
Higher than 91% 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 Glen Alice [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11647/glen-alice/topic/community