10.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gunderman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gunderman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of military service defines Gunderman, where 5.3% of people have served in the Defence Force. While many residents are active in the military, other forms of community contribution and unpaid care are generally low compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with only 10.5% of people helping out, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people provide unpaid care for children or others, with both figures falling far below the state and national averages. However, 25.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
5.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.1% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 a standout feature of the area, with 5.3% of people having served, a figure that is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Gunderman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11814/gunderman/topic/community