21.7% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grey · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Grey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and unpaid housework have both declined in Grey since 2011, though the area remains highly active. About 21.7% of people still volunteer, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 21.7% who volunteer here is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 14.1% national average, even though this figure fell 4.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others has risen to 12.9%, while 23.8% of people do over 15 hours of housework—a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, the 24.6% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the state and national figures.
12.9% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than in most other areas.
3.3%
Higher than 67% 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 Grey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED404/grey/topic/community