18.7% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Galong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Galong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Galong spend their spare time volunteering, which is a much higher rate than across New South Wales. This spirit of community contribution is a standout feature of local life, though fewer residents are providing unpaid care for children compared to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—only 15.2% provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. General unpaid care is also a little below the state and national rates at 10.1%.
10.1% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% ▼ -41.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 4.0% of residents having served compared to 2.3% in New South Wales.
4.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality 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 Galong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11584/galong/topic/community