18.4% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashburton · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Ashburton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Ashburton provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care is the most prominent feature of community life here, though other forms of unpaid support and volunteering are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of people volunteer, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 29.7% of people care for children unpaid, only 5.4% provide other types of unpaid care, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. Additionally, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are well below the national figure.
5.4% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.8%
Lower than 57% 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 Ashburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50250/ashburton/topic/community