13.7% ▼ -52.9%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gulargambone · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gulargambone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp 15 point drop in volunteering is the most striking change for Gulargambone (L), where only 13.7% of people now volunteer. This reflects a broader trend of declining community participation and unpaid care across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The share of volunteers fell from 29.1% in 2011 to 13.7% in 2021. This current figure is 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.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 10.0% of people providing care and 17.0% caring for children unpaid. Both figures are well below the state and national averages, and the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework has fallen 15 points since 2011.
10.0% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.0% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
About 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, but it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Lower than 65% 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 Gulargambone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122064/gulargambone/topic/community