38.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glentromie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glentromie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people in Glentromie volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out in a place where other forms of unpaid work and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 38.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, particularly for children, where only 13.9% of people provide care compared to 26.3% across Australia. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.4%) are also slightly below the national figure.
8.3% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.9% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
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 Glentromie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50560/glentromie/topic/community