40.5% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenelg · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenelg
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained a defining feature of Glenelg, where 40.5% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure, making the area one of the most active for volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 40.5% of residents giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, with 21.6% of people providing care, which is well above the Australian average of 11.9%. This includes 37.8% of people caring for children unpaid, a rate far above the national figure of 26.3%, though those doing 15 or more hours of housework are a little below the national level at 18.9%.
21.6% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
Very few people in Glenelg have served in the Defence Force, with 0.0% of the population reported. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11666/glenelg/topic/community