22.9% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canberra · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Canberra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Canberra volunteer, one of the highest rates for any area at this level. This strong community spirit is paired with a high proportion of residents who have served in the Defence Force. While volunteering has grown since 2011, the number of people providing unpaid childcare has dropped.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.9% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people in Canberra do unpaid childcare (22.7%) or housework (17.4%) compared to most other areas. However, the share of people providing other types of unpaid care rose to 11.2%, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.2% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
A high 6.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian average of 2.8% and slightly higher than the rest of the Territory.
6.8%
Higher 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 Canberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED802/canberra/topic/community