17.2% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenlusk · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenlusk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and care roles have remained steady in Glenlusk, where community involvement stays high. About 17.2% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of residents volunteer their time. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 16.7% of people providing care, which is well above both the state and national figures. Around 24.4% of people care for children unpaid, while 20% do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
16.7% ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.5% of the population having served.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Glenlusk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60233/glenlusk/topic/community