20.8% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gerringong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gerringong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 20.8% of people in Gerringong volunteer their time. This high level of community spirit is reflected in a population that is more likely to provide unpaid care and support others than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.8% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is frequent in the area, with 28.4% of people caring for children, which is well above the state average. Around 24.0% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%.
12.2% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Gerringong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11610/gerringong/topic/community