22.9% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gravesend · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gravesend
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement mark Gravesend compared to similar areas. About 23% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Residents also provide significantly more unpaid care and housework than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.9% of people helping out. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very frequent, with 19.1% of residents providing support, which is much higher than most areas. This includes 27.5% caring for children and 26.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures.
19.1% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 less common than in most areas, with 1.7% of people having served. This is a little below the Australian figure 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 Gravesend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11749/gravesend/topic/community