15.4% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shoalhaven · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Shoalhaven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Shoalhaven involves a high level of service and unpaid support, with 6.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, many residents still dedicate significant time to caring for others and managing their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people in Shoalhaven volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 20.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 24.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the New South Wales figure. Similarly, 13.5% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national rate.
13.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 striking 6.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages and among the highest for similar areas.
6.3%
Higher than 99% 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 Shoalhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16950/shoalhaven/topic/community