7.9% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gilletts Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gilletts Ridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Gilletts Ridge than in most other parts of the country. Only 7.9% of residents do volunteer work, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This creates a notable gap in community participation compared to both the state and the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is roughly the same as the Australian average. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much lower than in most areas at 18.4%.
10.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Gilletts Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11627/gilletts-ridge/topic/community