20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greendale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Greendale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people volunteer in Greendale, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong history of military service, making the area stand out compared to most other places in the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.0% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—only 20.0% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. General unpaid care is provided by 11.3% of people, about the same as the state and national figures.
11.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
Military service is notably high in Greendale, where 7.7% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Greendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11764/greendale/topic/community