17.4% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eurobodalla · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Eurobodalla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of volunteering defines Eurobodalla, where 17.4% of people give their time to help others. This is well above both the state and national figures, though it has fallen from 21.9% in 2011. The region shows a strong commitment to community and care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well above the national figure of 14.1%, although this has dropped by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do heavy housework here than in most areas, with 26% doing 15 or more hours a week. This is well above the New South Wales figure, while the rate of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national averages.
13.4% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 4.4% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.4%
Higher than 87% 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 Eurobodalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12750/eurobodalla/topic/community