19.8% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gundagai · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gundagai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people in Gundagai volunteer compared to the rest of the state. While 19.8% of residents give their time to help others, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%. However, the proportion of volunteers has fallen from 28.5% in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This rate is 6.8 percentage points above the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure slightly below the national average. Meanwhile, 12.2% of people provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the figures for the state and country.
12.2% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 2.6% of the community have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031264/gundagai/topic/community