13.3% ▼ -43.7%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geurie · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Geurie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare in Geurie (L), which is well above the national figure. While many residents support children, other forms of community involvement and service are less common here than in similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling 10 points to 13.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 29.7% of people care for children unpaid, a rate well above both the state and national averages. Other unpaid work is less common; only 12.1% provide general unpaid care, and 20.6% do 15 or more hours of housework per week.
12.1% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 in Geurie (L), with only 1.1% of people having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 92% 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 Geurie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122059/geurie/topic/community