17.4% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gilgandra · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gilgandra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 17.4% of people in Gilgandra give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, though the number of volunteers has dipped since 2011. Other forms of community support and service are less common here than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Gilgandra, with 17.4% of residents helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, even though the rate fell 3.1 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than in most areas, at 22.5% and down 11 points since 2011. Meanwhile, 13.6% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011.
13.6% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with only 2.0% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than in most other areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
2.0%
Lower than 87% 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 Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115065/gilgandra/topic/community