11.5% ▼ -46.5%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gaven · State Electorate
Community Participation in Gaven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Gaven than in most similar areas. While 11.5% of residents give their time to causes, this is a sharp drop from the 21.6% seen in 2011. In contrast, unpaid family care is more common here than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.5% of people in Gaven volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common, with 28.5% of people providing it, which is higher than most areas. Around 20.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 11.4% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.4% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 typical for the region, with 2.9% of the population having served, a figure about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
2.9%
Higher than 53% of state electorate 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 Gaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30027/gaven/topic/community