26.5% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gocup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gocup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Gocup than in most other areas, with 26.5% of residents giving their time. This strong community spirit is reflected in high rates of unpaid housework and childcare, though fewer people here provide general unpaid care compared to the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.5% of people volunteer here, which 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 common, with 31.9% of people caring for children and 31.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. However, those providing other unpaid care sit at 9.7%, which is a little below the Australian average.
9.7% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
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 3.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Gocup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11694/gocup/topic/community