8.0% ▼ -46.5%
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Watson · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Watson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 8% of people in Watson volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community involvement is part of a wider trend where unpaid work and care have all declined since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Watson has dropped sharply from 14.9% in 2011 to 8% today. This figure is well below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas. Only 22.2% of people care for children unpaid and 10.8% provide other unpaid care, both of which are much lower than the Australian figures.
10.8% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 rare in the area, with only 0.6% of residents having served. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.6%
Lower than 99% 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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED144/watson/topic/community