13.6% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Garden Suburb · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Garden Suburb
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much more unpaid care work defines daily life in Garden Suburb, where 31.4% of people look after children without pay. This is well above the national figure and suggests a community heavily focused on family responsibilities. While other forms of community service are present, the local commitment to home and family care is the most striking feature.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer their time. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high proportion of residents provide unpaid support, with 13.9% giving care and 24.7% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above both state and national levels, driven largely by the 31.4% who care for children unpaid.
13.9% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.5% of people having served. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Garden Suburb [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11591/garden-suburb/topic/community