8.2% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gillieston Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gillieston Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Gillieston Heights volunteer than in most similar areas, but child care rates are exceptionally high. While only 8.2% of residents volunteer, nearly 39% are providing unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.2% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the New South Wales rate of 13% and among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 38.8% of people providing this care—far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.1% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.1% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.8% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Gillieston Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11628/gillieston-heights/topic/community