20.7% —
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Snowy Monaro Regional · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Snowy Monaro Regional
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Snowy Monaro Regional contribute their time to community groups than in most similar areas. While 20.7% of residents volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The region also has a notably high proportion of former and current Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people here volunteer, a rate well above both New South Wales and Australia. This is a high standing among similar areas, though the figure has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than most areas at 23.3%, while 11.1% of people provide other unpaid care. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week sit at 21.1%, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.1% —
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% —
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% —
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.8%, this is a little above the rates seen across New South Wales and Australia.
3.8%
Higher than 76% 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 Snowy Monaro Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17040/snowy-monaro-regional/topic/community