25.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Green Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Green Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Green Valley give their time to others compared to the rest of the state. More than a quarter of residents volunteer, and a very high number of people provide unpaid care for family or the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 25.5% of people helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and well above Western Australia's 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in the area, with 35.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the state's 20.1%. This trend continues with unpaid care, where 21.6% of people provide support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%.
21.6% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 35.3%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 8.0% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.0%
Higher than 91% 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 Green Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50581/green-valley/topic/community