33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenlynn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenlynn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A third of people in Glenlynn volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This high level of engagement is a standout feature of local life, with 33.3% of residents giving their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, at 33.3%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While those caring for children unpaid (24.1%) are a little below the national figure, 28.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national average of 20.7%. General unpaid care is provided by 12.6% of people, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
12.6% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Glenlynn than in most areas, with 5.6% of people having served, a little above the 2.8% national average.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Glenlynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50558/glenlynn/topic/community