19.2% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gordon - Killara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gordon - Killara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Gordon - Killara volunteer their time, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While community involvement is strong, the area has a much lower proportion of former Defence Force members than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 19.2% of residents helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, as 28.6% of people care for children and 24.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures well above the New South Wales average. Meanwhile, the 11.7% of people providing other unpaid care is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.7% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
Only 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 Gordon - Killara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031407/gordon-killara/topic/community