30.2% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Franklin Harbour · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Franklin Harbour
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A shift in how people give their time has occurred in Franklin Harbour since 2011, with a drop in both volunteering and childcare. Despite these falls, a striking 30.2% of residents still volunteer, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, though the rate fell 8.0 percentage points since 2011 to 30.2%. This remains far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few people provide unpaid childcare here, with 20.6% well below the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are among the highest in the country at 26.9%.
11.7% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 similar areas, with 4.2% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 84% 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 Franklin Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41960/franklin-harbour/topic/community