14.1% ▼ -41.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Guyra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Guyra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Guyra involves a modest level of community support, with 14.1% of people volunteering. This matches the national figure and suggests a steady, if not exceptional, level of local engagement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people in Guyra volunteer their time. This is lower than most similar areas, though it sits a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are less common here than in most areas, with 10.7% of people providing care. Notably, the 21.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below both the state and national figures.
10.7% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 2.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Guyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11829/guyra/topic/community