16.1% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gawler East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gawler East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong military connection defines daily life in Gawler East, where more people have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. While community spirit is evident, it is balanced by a high number of residents providing unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas but still a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of residents providing care, a figure higher than most areas. This is reflected in the 26.2% of people who care for children unpaid and the 22.7% who do over 15 hours of housework weekly.
14.1% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 very prominent in Gawler East, with 5.8% of the population having served. This is much higher than most other areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40476/gawler-east/topic/community