22.1% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gundy · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gundy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Gundy, where 22.1% of people give their time to help others. This is well above the national figure and marks the area as a highly active community. Most other participation and care roles here align closely with state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in most similar areas, with 22.1% of residents helping out, well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 12.9% of people provide unpaid care and 25% look after children without pay. Additionally, the 25% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
12.9% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 typical for the region, with 2.8% of people having served, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Gundy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11815/gundy/topic/community