21.1% ▼ -52.2%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenbushes · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Greenbushes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of residents in Greenbushes spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of domestic work is part of a broader trend of community and family support in the town.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though this is down 23 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 18.1% of people doing so, well above the Western Australian figure of 10.7%. While those caring for children unpaid is a little below the national 26.3%, the number of people providing general unpaid care has risen since 2011.
18.1% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 6.3% of people having served, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher 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 Greenbushes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522027/greenbushes/topic/community