45.7% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gazette · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gazette
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Gazette now volunteer, a figure that has risen since the last census. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the fact that 45.7% of people give their time to others, far exceeding the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 45.7% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here; 28.6% of people provide care and 37.1% look after children, both figures being far above the state and national levels. Additionally, 25.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
28.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% figure for Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Gazette [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20972/gazette/topic/community