30.2% ▲ +69.0%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gundaroo · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gundaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 41% of people in Gundaroo provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly active community where volunteering has grown significantly and many residents have served in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.2% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and represents a 12 point increase since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far more common than in most areas, rising 27 points since 2011 to reach 40.8%. While 24.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 12.5%, which is about the same as the state average.
12.5% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.8% ▲ +190.8%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 very common in Gundaroo, with 8.5% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% national figure.
8.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Gundaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121046/gundaroo/topic/community