14.0% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gosford · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Gosford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 25.8% of people in Gosford provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents help others through unpaid work, the number of people volunteering for organisations has fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates have dropped 3.7 percentage points since 2011 to 14.0%. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 24.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. Other care roles are more typical, with 12.3% providing general unpaid care and 25.8% caring for children.
12.3% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Gosford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10201/gosford/topic/community