Glenridding · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Glenridding

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people volunteer in Glenridding than in most similar areas, but a higher proportion of residents provide unpaid care. This mix of community support is seen in the 14.2% of people providing unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 Glenridding, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenridding sits — Volunteers

11.5% ▼ -18.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glenridding — lower than 82% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Glenridding11.5%
2330, NSW 14.9%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 11.5% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.

11.5% ▼ -18.0%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 14.2% of residents provide unpaid care—a little above the national figure—those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.9%) are much lower than in most areas.

14.2% ▲ +46.3%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 14.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

24.3% ▼ -10.3%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.1%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 24.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

19.9% ▲ +0.6%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 22.7%
  • 2021: 19.9%

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.

About 2.6% of people in Glenridding have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.

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 Glenridding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11680/glenridding/topic/community