8.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gowan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gowan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in community involvement defines Gowan, where veteran presence is exceptionally high but unpaid childcare is very low. While 10.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, only 8.8% of residents volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.8% of people here volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the national figure at 14.7%, yet the proportion of people providing general unpaid care is much higher than most areas at 17.6%. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week also sit well below the state average.
17.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 very common in Gowan, with 10.8% of people having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
10.8%
Higher than 98% 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 Gowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11733/gowan/topic/community