18.7% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gordon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gordon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Gordon volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area. Residents here are more likely to give their time to others than people across most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.1% of people providing this care, which is a little above the national figure. Around 23% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 10.7% provide other unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
10.7% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.6%. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11724/gordon/topic/community