31.2% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ganmain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ganmain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Ganmain volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area. Residents also contribute significant time to unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.2% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, as 26.6% of people do over 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with 15.7% of residents providing unpaid care, which is much higher than most other areas.
15.7% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
A slightly higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force than in other areas, at 4.0%. This is a little above both the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 Ganmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11589/ganmain/topic/community