14.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grevillia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Grevillia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of people providing unpaid support defines daily life in Grevillia. While 15.5% of the population provide unpaid care—well above the national figure—very few residents are tasked with looking after children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of the community volunteer, which is about the same as the national rate and a little above the New South Wales figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, though this is not driven by children, as only 7% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the 26.3% national figure. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are well below the national average.
15.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.0% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 5.3% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the figures for the state and country.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Grevillia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11786/grevillia/topic/community