28.5% ▲ +107.8%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ganmain · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Ganmain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of people volunteer in Ganmain, making it a place where community contribution is a central part of daily life. This spirit of helping out is clear, as 28.5% of residents give their time to others, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The number of volunteers has risen 15 points since 2011 to reach 28.5%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people here provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 15.7% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a figure well above the Australian average. Additionally, 25.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
15.7% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
A much higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.9% of residents having served, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
4.9%
Higher than 76% 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 Ganmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121041/ganmain/topic/community