24.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenhill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Greenhill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering levels have remained strong in Greenhill, where nearly a quarter of the population gives their time to help others. This community participation is far higher than the state average, creating a distinct profile of active residents who contribute heavily to unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24% of people in Greenhill volunteer, which is far above the 13.3% figure for Victoria and well above the national rate of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are among the highest at this level at 24%, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. While housework is common for 24% of residents, only 14% provide unpaid childcare, a rate far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
24.0% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 Greenhill has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the 2.8% national average and lower than most similar areas.
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 Greenhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21102/greenhill/topic/community