11.9% ▼ -41.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Greenridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 42% of people provide unpaid childcare in Greenridge, which is among the highest rates for any area at this level. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the local community, though other forms of community involvement are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 11.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 30.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. Additionally, 16.8% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above both the state and national rates.
16.8% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.6% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 much more common here than in most areas. About 6.6% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Greenridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11774/greenridge/topic/community