26.1% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenleigh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Greenleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Greenleigh volunteer their time, making it a place where locals are far more active in their community than most Australians. This spirit of helping others is seen across the board, from high rates of unpaid care to a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are exceptionally high here, with 26.1% of people helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people perform unpaid work here than in most areas, including 30.7% who care for children and 16.8% providing general unpaid care. These figures are well above both state and national levels. Additionally, 26.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
16.8% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 very common in Greenleigh, where 11.4% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
11.4%
Higher 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 Greenleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11773/greenleigh/topic/community