22.9% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grenfell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Grenfell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Grenfell volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong community spirit is a standout feature of the area. Residents here are also more likely to have served in the Defence Force than people in most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.9% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.5% of people provide some form of unpaid care, only 21.2% are caring for children, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 25.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a figure well above the state average.
13.5% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.3% of residents having served.
4.3%
Higher than 75% 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 Grenfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11782/grenfell/topic/community