19.0% ▼ -39.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grass Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Grass Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people spend their time on unpaid housework in Grass Valley than in most other areas. While 32.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, the community also shows a strong spirit of giving through high volunteer rates.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19.0%) volunteer here, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is common, with 32.4% of people doing 15+ hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is far below the state average.
9.2% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% ▼ -44.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.4% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 32.4%
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.
A slightly higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, reaching 4.1% against a national figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Grass Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50578/grass-valley/topic/community