16.5% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Page · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Page
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Helping others and managing homes takes up a lot of time for residents in Page. The area has a strong tradition of giving back, with 16.5% of people volunteering, which is much higher than most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 16.5% of people volunteer—well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%—this has actually fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most other areas, and the 24.2% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid are a little below the state and national averages.
14.0% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served.
3.5%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate 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 Page [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED133/page/topic/community