12.3% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glendalough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glendalough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.8% of people in Glendalough do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is among the lowest rates across the country. This trend extends to other forms of community and home support, as the area sees very low levels of volunteering and unpaid care compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than most areas, with just 12.3% of residents pitching in. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 7.1% of people providing it. This is well below the national figure, and it is also much lower than most areas for those caring for children (19.5%).
7.1% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.8% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.5% of the population. This is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Glendalough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50556/glendalough/topic/community