2.3% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gunyangara · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gunyangara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the residents in Gunyangara provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This is a place where unpaid work is very common, although formal volunteering remains low. The community shows a strong trend toward managing home and family care internally.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low here, with only 2.3% of people helping out. This is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia and the Northern Territory, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life here, as 52% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This aligns with the high number of people caring for children (53.7%) and those providing other unpaid care (17.1%).
17.1% ▲ +85.5%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
53.7% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
52.0% ▲ +1477.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 52.0%
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 Gunyangara, with 2.4% of people having served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Northern Territory average of 5.2%.
2.4%
Lower than 80% 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 Gunyangara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722015/gunyangara/topic/community