18.4% —
Higher than 86% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Australian Capital Territory · Capital City
Community Participation in Australian Capital Territory
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in the Australian Capital Territory volunteer, making it one of the most active places for community work in the country. While volunteering rates have dropped since 2016, the region still sees a very high level of unpaid care and military service compared to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas, with 18.4% of people pitching in. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though it represents a fall of 4.8 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a big part of life for many, with 28.3% of people caring for children, which is among the highest rates in the country. Around 12% provide other unpaid care, while 19.3% do 15 or more hours of housework—a figure slightly below the national average.
12.0% —
Higher than 75% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% —
Higher than 89% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% —
Higher than 58% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
Military service is very common in the Australian Capital Territory, where 6.0% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for any similar area and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 98% of capital city 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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/8ACTE/australian-capital-territory/topic/community