20.0% —
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Armidale Regional · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Armidale Regional
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people volunteer in Armidale Regional, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of local participation. While volunteering is common, other forms of unpaid work and service are closer to state and national norms.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.0% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than the national figure, with 22.8% of residents providing this support. Meanwhile, 12.5% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
12.5% —
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% —
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% —
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
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 less common than in most areas, with 2.5% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.5%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) 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 Armidale Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10180/armidale-regional/topic/community