25.7% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gilmore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gilmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people get involved in their community in Gilmore compared to the rest of the state. Over a quarter of the population volunteers, and there are very high levels of unpaid care and housework within the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 25.7% of people giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, as 38.3% of people care for children and 36.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. These figures are far above the state and national averages, while 15.6% of residents provide other types of unpaid care.
15.6% ▲ +123.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.3% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.5% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 36.5%
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.
Defence service is more common in Gilmore than in most other areas, with 4.1% of people having served. This is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Gilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11630/gilmore/topic/community