12.8% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gosford - Springfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gosford - Springfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one quarter of people in Gosford - Springfield provide unpaid childcare, though this has fallen since 2011. This is the most common form of community contribution in the area, even as overall volunteer rates and caregiving roles sit slightly below national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 12.8% of people helping out. This is a little below the Australian figure and reflects a drop of 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are lower than in most areas. Around 23.3% of people look after children unpaid, while 19.7% do 15 or more hours of housework and 10.8% provide general unpaid care.
10.8% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Gosford - Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011032/gosford-springfield/topic/community