9.9% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Greta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant gap in volunteer rates marks the community profile of Greta, where only 9.9% of people volunteer. While formal community work is low, there is a very strong focus on home life, with 34.3% of residents providing unpaid childcare—well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 9.9%, the rate is well below both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is a major priority, as the 34.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are both a little above the state and national averages.
13.3% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.3% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 more common here than in most areas. About 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Greta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11784/greta/topic/community