21.5% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Georgica · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Georgica
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Georgica volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This community is particularly active in unpaid work, though it has fewer people providing care for children and the elderly compared to most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—those providing unpaid care for children (22.9%) and others (10.7%) are lower than most areas.
10.7% ▲ +47.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 4.4% of Georgica residents having served.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Georgica [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11608/georgica/topic/community