16.9% ▼ -46.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Garah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Garah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Garah shows a mix of high community spirit and very low rates of unpaid home duties compared to similar areas. While nearly 17% of residents volunteer, far fewer people here spend their time on unpaid care or housework than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Garah, with 16.9% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower here than in most areas. Only 6.2% of people provide unpaid care, and just 12.0% spend 15 or more hours on housework, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
6.2% ▼ -50.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.9% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.0% ▼ -51.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Australia and New South Wales.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Garah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11590/garah/topic/community