7.9% ▼ -54.4%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gilgai · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gilgai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.9% of people in Gilgai (L) volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. While community volunteering has fallen since 2011, there is a strong presence of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The share of volunteers in Gilgai (L) fell from 17.3% in 2011 to 7.9% in 2021. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.4% of people providing care—well above the 11.9% national average. This is alongside 23.9% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
16.4% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Force veterans make up 4.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.3%
Higher than 68% 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 Gilgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122060/gilgai/topic/community