15.6% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gawler South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gawler South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Gawler South has shifted over the years, with a notably high number of Defence Force veterans now living here. While volunteer rates are lower than in many other areas, a significant portion of the population continues to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more people provide unpaid care here than in most other areas, at 14.2%. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure, sitting at 22.7%.
14.2% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 Force service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.4% of residents having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40479/gawler-south/topic/community