19.7% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenbrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Glenbrook do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is much higher than most areas. Residents here are active in their community, with high rates of volunteering and unpaid care for children and others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.7% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, as 29.4% look after children and 14.0% provide other types of unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas. This aligns with the high 30.1% of residents who spend 15 or more hours on housework, well above the 20.7% national figure.
14.0% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
A higher than usual 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Glenbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11660/glenbrook/topic/community