14.5% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Central Darling · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Central Darling
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are spending their spare time on unpaid work and volunteering in Central Darling compared to other areas. While 14.5% of residents volunteer, this is a significant drop from the 22.9% seen in 2011. Local involvement in care and community support is generally lower than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates have fallen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011. Currently, 14.5% of people volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 7.7% of people providing unpaid care. This is well below the national figure of 11.9%, while the proportion of people caring for children unpaid has dropped to 13.1%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
7.7% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.1% ▼ -48.0%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.1% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Force service is much lower than most areas, with 2.0% of residents having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 78% 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 Central Darling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11700/central-darling/topic/community