32.9% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Arthur · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in West Arthur
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in West Arthur than in almost any similar area. About 33% of residents give their time to help others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. While volunteering is very high, other forms of unpaid care have generally fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteer rate is among the highest for its level at 32.9%, though this is 3.6 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care of children is much lower than most areas at 21.2%, down 12 points since 2011. Around 22.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while those providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 10.5%.
10.5% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.2%, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
2.2%
Lower than 74% 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 West Arthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58890/west-arthur/topic/community