21.6% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Garoo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Garoo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 22% of people in Garoo volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others through both formal volunteering and significant amounts of unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are higher than in most areas, with 21.6% of residents giving their time, which is well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 32.4% of people care for children and 28.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above New South Wales figures. Meanwhile, 10.8% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the national average.
10.8% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
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 in Garoo than in most areas, with 4.0% of people having served, a little above the 2.8% national figure.
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 Garoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11595/garoo/topic/community