13.0% ▼ -57.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Greenbushes · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Greenbushes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of unpaid care defines North Greenbushes compared to most similar areas. While 16.9% of people provide unpaid care, the area is less likely to engage in formal volunteering than the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the proportion of people caring for children is well below the national figure, a much higher 16.9% of residents provide other unpaid care. Additionally, 24.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
16.9% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
About 1.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national rates.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 North Greenbushes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51139/north-greenbushes/topic/community