17.3% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenthorne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenthorne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Glenthorne provide unpaid support to others than in most similar areas. A striking 30.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.3% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 15.7% of people provide care, which is much higher than most areas. While 30.5% spend significant time on housework, the 23.4% who care for children unpaid is a little below the Australian figure.
15.7% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.5% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Glenthorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11684/glenthorne/topic/community