11.7% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenfield Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenfield Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Glenfield Park provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While this high level of family care is a key feature of the area, other forms of community activity and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less frequent here than in most areas. Only 11.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little below both the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Almost 30% of residents provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the national rate of 26.3%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much lower than most areas at 18.7%.
12.2% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to similar areas. At 4.7%, this is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11669/glenfield-park/topic/community