6.0% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Guildford - South Granville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Guildford - South Granville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 6% of people in Guildford - South Granville volunteer their time, which is among the lowest rates for any similar area. This low level of community participation is mirrored by a trend toward fewer people providing unpaid care and housework. Overall, the area shows a marked decline in these types of unpaid contributions since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well below the national figure of 14.1%, with only 6% of residents helping out. This rate has fallen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid work compared to most areas, including only 22.2% who care for children and 15.9% who do 15 or more hours of housework. Those providing any form of unpaid care also fell to 10.3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
10.3% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with only 0.5% of the population having served. This is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.5%
Lower than 99% 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 Guildford - South Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031483/guildford-south-granville/topic/community