9.3% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Summerland Point - Gwandalan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Summerland Point - Gwandalan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving time to others defines daily life for many in Summerland Point - Gwandalan, where unpaid care is much more common than in most areas. While volunteer rates have dropped, a high proportion of residents provide essential support to family and the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.3% of people here volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 13.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 25.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a higher than usual 13.8% of residents who provide unpaid care, while 25.7% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state average.
13.8% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 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.
A higher than usual 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 67% 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 Summerland Point - Gwandalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021052/summerland-point-gwandalan/topic/community