20.6% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenside · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people volunteer in Glenside, reflecting a strong commitment to community activity. This high level of participation defines the local spirit, with volunteering rates well above both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and 6.5 percentage points higher than the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with 10.9% of people providing care. This is a little below the national figure of 11.9%, and slightly fewer people do 15 or more hours of housework compared to the state average.
10.9% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
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 Glenside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40511/glenside/topic/community