14.4% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gawler · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Gawler
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A notably high rate of military service marks Gawler, where 5.6% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is double the national figure. While a strong proportion of residents provide unpaid care and support, the number of people volunteering for community groups has fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure has dropped 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 14.0% of people helping out. This sits alongside a high number of people caring for children unpaid, at 26.8%.
14.0% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Gawler has one of the highest proportions of Defence Force veterans among similar areas. At 5.6%, this is a little above both the South Australian and national figures.
5.6%
Higher than 96% 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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42030/gawler/topic/community