22.2% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gidgegannup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gidgegannup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of volunteering than the national average defines Gidgegannup. About 22.2% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This strong a community spirit is mirrored in the local rate of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.2% of people helping out, though this is 1.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. This figure is well above the Western Australia rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do a large amount of housework than in most areas, with 27.2% spending 15 hours or more a week on these tasks. Meanwhile, 27.3% provide unpaid childcare, and 12.5% provide other unpaid care, a figure that rose 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 more common here than in most areas. At 4.2%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above both the state (2.9%) and national (2.8%) figures.
4.2%
Higher than 80% 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 Gidgegannup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031060/gidgegannup/topic/community