15.0% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gawler · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gawler
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of military service set Gawler apart from the rest of the state and country. While 6.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, other forms of community involvement, such as unpaid childcare, are far less common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far less common here than across Australia, with only 16% of people providing this care. Meanwhile, 12.3% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.3% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.0% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Defence service is a standout feature of the area. The 6.4% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is well above the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40474/gawler/topic/community