26.1% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen William · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glen William
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Glen William than in the rest of the state. About 26% of residents give their time to others, which is double the national figure. This spirit of contribution extends to a high level of unpaid care and housework within the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher here than in most similar areas. At 26.1%, the proportion of volunteers is far above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 20% of people providing unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with 33.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate far above the state average.
20.0% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.9% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 33.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 William [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11658/glen-william/topic/community