38.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gomersal · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gomersal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 38% of people in Gomersal volunteer, a rate that is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen across the area, with many residents also spending significant time on unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 38.3% of residents helping out. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 36.2% caring for children and 19.1% providing other unpaid care. Both figures are well above those for the state and the rest of Australia.
19.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
No one in Gomersal has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Gomersal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40518/gomersal/topic/community