21.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gawler · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gawler
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in Gawler (L) (Tas.) provide unpaid childcare, a rate well above the national figure. This level of family support is part of a broader trend of community involvement and care within the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.0% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Australian average of 14.1% and has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has jumped 11 percentage points since 2011 to 30.8%, which is much higher than most areas. While 26.8% of people do over 15 hours of housework a week, the 11.6% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the Tasmanian average.
11.6% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▲ +59.0%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
3.1%
Lower than 63% 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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622011/gawler/topic/community