17.0% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gawler · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gawler
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Gawler (Tas.) provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. This high level of family support defines a community where nearly a third of residents also handle significant housework, despite a much lower rate of general unpaid care compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.0% of residents volunteer, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. This is a little above the national average of 14.1%, though slightly lower than the state figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.2% caring for children and 28.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the state and national figures. In contrast, only 10.0% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
10.0% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure, though a little below the 4.0% seen across Tasmania.
2.9%
Higher than 55% 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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60222/gawler/topic/community