17.2% ▼ -40.6%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gibson · State Electorate
Community Participation in Gibson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in Gibson volunteer their time, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this level of community help is well above the national figure, it has fallen by 12 percentage points since 2011. This local activity occurs alongside a notable number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the South Australian average but significantly higher than the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.6% of people providing support, though those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 19.7% since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most other similar areas.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Gibson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40018/gibson/topic/community