35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gower · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gower
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Gower volunteer than in almost any other similar area. About 35.7% of residents give their time to help others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of community service defines the area's social landscape.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.7% of people pitching in. This is 22 percentage points higher than the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle a lot of unpaid work at home, with 26.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework—well above the national figure. This is consistent with the 28.6% of people who care for children unpaid, which is also higher than most areas. However, the 11.9% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the state average.
11.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
No one in Gower has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and 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 Gower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21083/gower/topic/community