31.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenroy · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenroy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 31.2% of people in Glenroy volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community shows a strong tendency towards unpaid work and service, with high rates of volunteering and defence force experience compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.2% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 13.0% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the 26.3% Australian average—more residents do heavy housework. A higher than usual 28.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid home tasks.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.7% of people having served, well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
6.7%
Higher than 88% 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 Glenroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11683/glenroy/topic/community