15.7% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gungal · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gungal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Gungal involves a high level of unpaid support for others, with 16.3% of people providing unpaid care. This is much higher than most similar areas. Residents are also more likely to have served in the Defence Force compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Gungal, where 26.8% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%, alongside higher rates of people caring for children (28.1%) and others in need of support.
16.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 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.
A striking 6.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
6.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Gungal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11816/gungal/topic/community