15.2% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gumma · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gumma
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 18% of people in Gumma provide unpaid care, highlighting a strong local commitment to supporting others. While volunteering is slightly higher than the national figure, the area is most notable for its high rates of unpaid housework and former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a little above the national figure, with 15.2% of residents giving their time, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the national figure. This is consistent with a high rate of unpaid care, as 18.3% of residents provide care for others, which is well above the New South Wales average.
18.3% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 31.3%
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 much more common in Gumma than in most areas, with 6.1% of people having served, a figure well above the national average.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Gumma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11807/gumma/topic/community