16.4% ▲ +121.5%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gilmore · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Gilmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Gilmore contribute their time to others compared to most similar areas. A striking 16.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that has more than doubled since 2011. This strong trend is matched by a high rate of people providing unpaid care and a significant number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Gilmore is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, with 16.4% of people giving their time. This represents a significant rise of 9.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 13.4% of people provide care and 25.0% do 15 or more hours of housework, both well above the national figures. However, those caring for children unpaid are at 23.0%, which is much lower than most areas.
13.4% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Defence service is very common in Gilmore, with 5.5% of residents having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.5%
Higher than 96% of federal electorate 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 Gilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED116/gilmore/topic/community