14.0% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gunn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gunn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family duties and military service shape the daily rhythms of life in Gunn. A striking 35.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care exists alongside a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people in Gunn volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major priority here, with 35.5% of residents providing unpaid care for children, far exceeding the 26.3% national figure. In contrast, only 10% provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little below the Australian average.
10.0% ▲ +56.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.5% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
Defence service is common in Gunn, where 7.6% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Gunn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70116/gunn/topic/community