18.5% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenhaven · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenhaven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people in Glenhaven do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure well above the national average. This high level of home commitment sits alongside a strong culture of volunteering. It paints a picture of a community where residents dedicate significant time to both their families and their wider neighbourhood.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the state average, about 24.9% care for children unpaid. This is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure of 25.3%.
12.6% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 seen in 2.4% of the population. This is about the same as the 2.3% for New South Wales and the 2.8% national average.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Glenhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11671/glenhaven/topic/community