25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Gap · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Gap
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of residents in The Gap volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a very high number of people performing significant unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian rate of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 40% of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure—no one in the area reports providing unpaid care for others.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
40.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
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 residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian average.
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 The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41440/the-gap/topic/community