12.8% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gungahlin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gungahlin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 25% of people in Gungahlin provide unpaid child care, though this is still lower than the typical area. While the region has a very strong presence of Defence Force veterans, it generally sees lower levels of volunteering and unpaid care than the rest of the territory.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of residents volunteer, which is well below the ACT figure of 18.4% and a little below the national average. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 8.4% of people providing general unpaid care. This is well below the national figure, and the 24.7% of people caring for children is also well below the territory average.
8.4% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
A high proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 5.9%, this is among the highest levels for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Gungahlin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041040/gungahlin/topic/community