7.7% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Green Gully · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Green Gully
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Low levels of community activity mark Green Gully, where only 7.7% of people volunteer. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits well below the national figure. While few participate in organised volunteering, more residents are involved in unpaid family care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of people in Green Gully volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a common unpaid role here, with 28.2% of people caring for children, a bit higher than the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid care is less common, as 10.3% of residents provide unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
No one in Green Gully has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Green Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11756/green-gully/topic/community