23.6% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gwydir · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Gwydir
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped by 7.5 percentage points since 2011 in Gwydir, though it remains a standout feature of the area. Nearly one quarter of residents still give their time to others, which is far above the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.6% of people volunteer here, a figure that is much higher than most other areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little over 14% of people provide unpaid care, which is slightly above the national figure. While far fewer people care for children compared to most areas, 24.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a rate well above the national average.
14.1% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.6% of the population having served, a figure about the same as the state and national levels.
2.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Gwydir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13660/gwydir/topic/community