20.2% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenethorpe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Greenethorpe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Greenethorpe, where 20.2% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure and far higher than most similar areas. Residents here are more likely to help out in their community and provide unpaid care than people across the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.2% of residents helping out. This is 7.2 percentage points higher than the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Greenethorpe, with 17.3% of people providing unpaid care. This is well above the national figure, and 33.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the state average.
17.3% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.9% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 33.9%
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 other areas, with 1.8% of the population having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Greenethorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11766/greenethorpe/topic/community