19.7% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gurrundah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gurrundah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and caregiving define the community of Gurrundah compared to the rest of the state. Nearly 20% of people volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.7% of residents volunteer, a result that is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 16.7% of people helping others and 33.3% caring for children, both well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, the 21.2% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework is about the same as the state and national figures.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 Gurrundah than in most areas, with 6.3% of people having served, well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
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 Gurrundah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11827/gurrundah/topic/community