13.2% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenway · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Greenway
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than five times the national average of residents have served in the Defence Force in Greenway. This area shows a distinct profile of community involvement, with a strong military connection but lower rates of unpaid care and volunteering compared to the rest of the territory.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.2% of people in Greenway volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the ACT figure of 18.4%. This is about the same as the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in other areas, with only 21.7% of people caring for children unpaid. This is well below both the ACT and national figures, and is consistent with only 15.5% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework.
11.0% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
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.
Defence service is a standout feature, with 5.4% of people having served. This is much higher than most areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.4%
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 Greenway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80066/greenway/topic/community