6.4% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Guildford West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Guildford West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.4% of people volunteer in Guildford West, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community volunteering is the most striking feature of the area's civic life. Other forms of unpaid work and service are also generally lower than across the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low here, with only 6.4% of residents taking part. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state average. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas at 18.5%.
11.1% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 1.2% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
1.2%
Lower than 65% 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 Guildford West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11797/guildford-west/topic/community