32.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gwambygine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gwambygine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One third of the Gwambygine population volunteers, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community involvement is mirrored in the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.8% of people giving their time, which is far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of daily life, as 38.8% do 15 or more hours of housework and 22.4% provide unpaid care, both far above state and national figures. This extends to childcare, with 34.3% caring for children unpaid, which is well above the Australian average.
22.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.8% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 38.8%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
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 Gwambygine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50598/gwambygine/topic/community