15.0% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Green Point · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Green Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
An 18 percentage point drop in child care is the most striking change in Green Point (L) since 2011. While some residents contribute through volunteering, the area is now much less likely to have people caring for children unpaid compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.0% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. This is lower than in most similar areas and has fallen by 2.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 15.5%, which is well below the national figure. However, 28.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours on unpaid housework, a figure that is well above the state and national averages.
12.1% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.5% ▼ -53.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 uncommon in the area, with only 1.6% of people having served. This is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.6%
Lower than 89% of urban centre 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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121045/green-point/topic/community