8.2% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of locals volunteer their time in Glenfield, with only 8.2% of people taking part. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and is among the lowest rates for similar areas. While community volunteering is low, many residents are busy with family duties at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.2% of people in Glenfield volunteer, which is well below both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is common here, with 28.6% of people caring for children unpaid, well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. However, 9.1% of people provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.1% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 less common in Glenfield than in many other areas, with 1.6% of the population having served, slightly below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 63% 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 Glenfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11668/glenfield/topic/community