13.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Girvan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Girvan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little above the national figure, 14.4% of people in Girvan provide unpaid care. While volunteering levels are typical for the region, the area sees a notably higher proportion of residents spending significant time on housework than most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 22.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the national rate of 26.3%—unpaid care is otherwise common. More people here provide some form of unpaid care than in most areas, and 24.4% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
14.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 62% 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 Girvan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11641/girvan/topic/community