19.8% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gunnedah Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gunnedah Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Gunnedah Surrounds volunteer, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. While this community spirit remains strong, the proportion of volunteers has fallen from 27% in 2011 to 19.8% today.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Gunnedah Surrounds are well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national average of 14.1%. However, this level of participation has dropped by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care or do over 15 hours of housework compared to most areas. While 13.1% provide unpaid care—a figure that has risen since 2011—about 26.8% of the population look after children unpaid, which is similar to the national rate.
13.1% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Around 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.3% recorded for New South Wales and the 2.8% average across 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 Gunnedah Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041200/gunnedah-surrounds/topic/community