61.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gumble · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gumble
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
An incredible 61% of people in Gumble volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas, making it the defining feature of local participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 61% of residents helping out. This is 47 percentage points higher than the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%—unpaid care for others is much lower than most areas at 7.3%. About 24.4% of people care for children unpaid, which is similar to the state and national averages.
7.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
No one in Gumble has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Gumble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11805/gumble/topic/community