30.0% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gundaroo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gundaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement define Gundaroo compared to most similar areas. About 30% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of giving extends into the home and the history of the area's residents.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Three in ten people in Gundaroo volunteer, a rate that is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 35.2% of people caring for children and 14.6% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above state and national figures.
14.6% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.2% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
Military service is more frequent here than in most areas, with 8.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
8.4%
Higher than 92% 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 Gundaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11811/gundaroo/topic/community