30.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grenville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Grenville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people give their time to others in Grenville than across the state. Roughly 31% of residents volunteer, and many others provide significant unpaid care for family or the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.9% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 28.7% providing care—far above the 11.9% national average. This includes 29.8% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
28.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 29.8%
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 residents reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Grenville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21107/grenville/topic/community