24.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gibb · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gibb
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Gibb volunteer, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of the area's social participation. While many pitch in for the community, other forms of unpaid work and service are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24% of people in Gibb volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28% of people provide unpaid child care—about the same as the state average—the proportions of people doing significant housework or providing other unpaid care are much lower than in most areas.
10.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
No one in Gibb has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Gibb [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50538/gibb/topic/community