35.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Galore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Galore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A remarkable 35.6% of people in Galore volunteer, a figure that has climbed since 2011 to far exceed the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong commitment to family, with many residents providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.6% of residents helping out, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is a significant part of life in Galore; 16.9% of people do so, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is most evident with childcare, where 37.3% of residents provide unpaid care—far above the 26.3% average for Australia.
16.9% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.3% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
Very few people here have served in the Defence Force, with the rate at 0.0%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Galore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11585/galore/topic/community