14.9% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gymea - Grays Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gymea - Grays Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid child care marks the social landscape of Gymea - Grays Point, where 30% of people provide this support. While many residents are active in their homes and community, the number of volunteers has dropped over the last decade. Overall, the area shows a stronger commitment to unpaid domestic work than most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people volunteer their time, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure. This is a decline from 2011, when the volunteering rate was 18.7%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 30% of people caring for children and 24.4% spending 15 hours or more on housework—both figures are well above the national average. Meanwhile, 12.5% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, which is about the same as the typical Australian area.
12.5% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the state average.
2.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Gymea - Grays Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011529/gymea-grays-point/topic/community