13.6% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gordon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gordon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service set Gordon apart from most similar areas. While 13.8% of people provide unpaid care, the number of volunteers has dropped to 13.6%. This reflects a community where local service often takes the form of family support and professional duty rather than formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for its level. This is well below the ACT figure of 18.4% and has fallen 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 30.3% of people caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. General unpaid care has also risen to 13.8%, which is much higher than most areas.
13.8% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 6.1% of people in Gordon have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 92% 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071078/gordon/topic/community