18.4% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Unincorporated ACT · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Unincorporated ACT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Unincorporated ACT provide unpaid childcare, making it one of the most common activities for residents. This high rate of family care is paired with a strong presence of former Defence Force members and a volunteering rate that sits well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of people volunteer, which is about the same as the territory average but well above the Australian figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 21.2% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 28.3% of people providing care. Meanwhile, 12% of people provide other forms of unpaid care, a small increase since 2011, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell slightly to 19.3%.
12.0% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
Six per cent of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.0%
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 Unincorporated ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA89399/unincorporated-act/topic/community