22.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gelston Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gelston Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 22.4% of people in Gelston Park volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This community is highly active in supporting others, both through formal volunteering and significant levels of unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.4% of residents helping out, which is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in the area, as 34.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is reflected in the 16.8% who provide unpaid care, which is well above the Australian average.
16.8% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 34.4%
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.
About 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as across Australia and New South Wales.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Gelston Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11601/gelston-park/topic/community