15.4% ▼ -42.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Giants Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Giants Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and supporting others defines daily life in Giants Creek, where 5.9% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas. While fewer residents care for children unpaid, a large number of people spend significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people in Giants Creek volunteer. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 29.9% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid (20.5%) are well below the state and national averages.
12.8% ▲ +151.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 striking 5.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and much higher than most other similar areas.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Giants Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11616/giants-creek/topic/community