24.3% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenock · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Greenock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Greenock (L) compared to the rest of the country. While this spirit of giving has dipped since 2011, the area remains much more active in community work and unpaid care than most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 32.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.4% of people caring for children and 25.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the national average. Meanwhile, 13.8% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian figure.
13.8% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates seen across South Australia and the wider nation.
3.7%
Higher than 53% 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 Greenock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421013/greenock/topic/community