25.6% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenquarry · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenquarry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 25.6% of people volunteer in Glenquarry, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This spirit of giving extends to the home, where residents are more likely to perform unpaid care and housework than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very high here, with 25.6% of people giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 27.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is seen in unpaid care too, as 14.2% of residents provide care, a little above the national 11.9%.
14.2% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
Those who served in the Defence Force make up 1.4% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Glenquarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11678/glenquarry/topic/community