16.1% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gepps Cross · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gepps Cross
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.8% of people in Gepps Cross provide unpaid care, a figure that sits right around the middle for similar areas. While volunteer rates are slightly above the national average, the area generally sees lower levels of community and domestic contribution than many other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is roughly the same as the South Australian figure, though it is a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is provided by 24.1% of people, which is a little below both state and national levels. This aligns with a much lower than usual 19.0% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
12.8% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
Only 1.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
1.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Gepps Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40483/gepps-cross/topic/community