19.2% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Green Pigeon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Green Pigeon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Green Pigeon is marked by a strong commitment to helping others, with 19.2% of people volunteering. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Residents also spend significant time on unpaid work and caregiving compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This level of community involvement is around the middle for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high number of people provide unpaid care, with 17.2% doing so—well above the Australian figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with 30.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though the 21.9% who care for children unpaid is well below the national average.
17.2% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
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 Pigeon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11759/green-pigeon/topic/community