8.8% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greystanes · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Greystanes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Greystanes volunteer their time compared to other regions, with only 8.8% of people doing so. While unpaid care and housework levels are typical for the area, community involvement in formal volunteering is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.8% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.4% of people providing this support, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 25.7% care for children unpaid, and 23.4% do at least 15 hours of housework a week, both slightly above the national average.
12.4% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Only 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Greystanes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11787/greystanes/topic/community