19.4% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gayndah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gayndah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Gayndah volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in the rest of the state. This spirit of service is a highlight of local life, with 19.4% of residents helping out in their spare time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 19.4%, the proportion of volunteers is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia. This figure puts the town around the middle when compared to similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 20.3% of people caring for children—well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 10.9% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
10.9% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
A higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.8%, this is about the same as the Queensland figure and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Gayndah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31106/gayndah/topic/community