Green Valley · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Green Valley

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Only 5.5% of people in Green Valley volunteer, which is one of the lowest rates for any similar area. This low level of formal community involvement is mirrored by a smaller proportion of residents providing unpaid care or housework compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Green Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Green Valley sits — Volunteers

5.5% ▼ -30.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Green Valley — lower than 95% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Green Valley5.5%
2168, NSW 5.3%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is well below the national figure of 14.1%, with only 5.5% of residents giving their time to such activities.

5.5% ▼ -30.0%

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 5.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Fewer people here handle unpaid care than in most areas; 11.4% provide unpaid care, while 21.4% care for children unpaid, both of which are well below the national figures.

11.4% ▲ +1.1%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

21.4% ▼ -23.4%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.9%
  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

16.9% ▼ -0.9%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 16.9%

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.

Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with only 0.3% of the population having served in the Defence Force.

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 Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11762/green-valley/topic/community