17.1% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gunnedah · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Gunnedah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in volunteering has marked Gunnedah since 2011, though civic engagement remains strong. While 17.1% of residents now volunteer, this is still well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The number of volunteers in Gunnedah fell by 5.7 percentage points since 2011 to 17.1%, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much more common here than in most areas, with 28.7% of people providing this support. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 21.7% since 2011, and unpaid care for others remained steady at 12.0%.
12.0% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 lower than most areas, with 2.6% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.6%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) 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 Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13550/gunnedah/topic/community