9.4% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Gosford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Gosford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.4% of people in West Gosford volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This community sees much lower levels of unpaid work and care compared to most other areas. However, there is a stronger presence of veterans here than in many other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than most areas, with only 9.4% of residents participating. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in other areas. For example, only 17.9% of people provide unpaid child care, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
8.4% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 more common in West Gosford than in most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served. This is a little above the state figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 61% 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 West Gosford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14261/west-gosford/topic/community