29.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glendon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glendon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Glendon volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid work, with a striking number of residents dedicating significant time to both volunteering and caring for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.8% of residents helping out. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Glendon; 39.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a high 20.2% of people providing unpaid care, well above the 11.9% seen across Australia.
20.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.4% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 39.4%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher 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 Glendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11664/glendon/topic/community