15.0% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Green Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Green Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of residents in Green Point do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure. This creates a community where many people contribute significant time to their homes and local activities. While housework is common, other forms of community service are less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Green Point volunteer, a figure that is a little above the New South Wales average but lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few residents provide unpaid childcare, sitting far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. However, 12.1% of the community provides some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national average.
12.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.5% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 1.6% of the population, which is a little below the Australian average and lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
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 Green Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11761/green-point/topic/community