19.7% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Galston - Laughtondale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Galston - Laughtondale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Galston - Laughtondale volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a key feature of the area, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The local community also spends a significant amount of time on unpaid home and care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 19.7% of residents pitching in. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia, though it is 4.5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 28.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. While 13.3% provide some form of unpaid care, those caring for children unpaid sit at 25.0%, about the same as the state average.
13.3% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
About 2.7% of the population have 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.
2.7%
Lower than 53% 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 Galston - Laughtondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115021298/galston-laughtondale/topic/community