25.6% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Greenough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Greenough volunteer, making it a place where community spirit is much higher than in most other areas. This strong local engagement is seen in the high rates of volunteering and a notable history of military service among residents.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life here, with 28.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work weekly, which is well above the national figure. Other care roles are more typical, with 13.2% providing unpaid care and 26.3% caring for children, both of which are close to state and national levels.
13.2% ▲ +61.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
Military service is common in Greenough, with 5.3% of people having served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
5.3%
Higher than 84% 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 Greenough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50586/greenough/topic/community