18.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenwich Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Greenwich Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Greenwich Park, where 18.3% of residents give their time to others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community service is common, there are far fewer people providing unpaid care for children compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This level is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, at just 18.3%. Other unpaid care is also a little below the national figure, though 23.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
9.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Greenwich Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11777/greenwich-park/topic/community