25.4% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gunning · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gunning
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher rate of volunteering than the state average defines Gunning (L), where 25.4% of people give their time to others. While this is much higher than most similar areas, the number has fallen from 34% in 2011. The community is also marked by a high proportion of people providing unpaid care and support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four residents volunteers here, a figure far above the 13% seen across New South Wales. This level of community effort is much higher than most similar areas, despite falling 8.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 36.9% of people providing this support, which is far above the national figure. While 24.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 11.2%.
11.2% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.9% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 common in Gunning (L), with 9.3% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for this level of area and sits well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
9.3%
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 Gunning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121047/gunning/topic/community