15.1% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gunnedah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gunnedah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Gunnedah provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents step up to support their families, the number of people volunteering for organisations has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of the community volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, but the rate has fallen 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 27.2% of people providing help, a figure higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 11.5% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, and 20.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.5% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
2.6%
Lower than 75% of urban centre 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 Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114013/gunnedah/topic/community