9.3% ▼ -59.4%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Summerland Point - Gwandalan · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Summerland Point - Gwandalan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of the people in Summerland Point - Gwandalan provide unpaid care for children, which is a common experience across the state. While many residents help out at home or care for others, those who volunteer for community groups have decreased sharply over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.3% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and has fallen 14 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing care and 25% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are higher than the national figures. About 25.7% of people care for children unpaid, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
13.8% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
About 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Summerland Point - Gwandalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114031/summerland-point-gwandalan/topic/community