24.1% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2600, ACT · Postcode
Community Participation in 2600, ACT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and military service set postcode 2600 apart from most similar areas. About one in four people here volunteer, a figure well above the national average, though this has fallen since 2011. The area also has a notably strong connection to the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteers make up 24.1% of the population, which is well above the 18.4% seen across the ACT and the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of community involvement fell 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is a little above the national figure, with 14.2% of people providing support. This trend has risen since 2011, while the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the Australian average at 24.2%.
14.2% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 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.
Defence Force service is among the highest at this level, with 8.4% of residents having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and a little above the ACT average of 6.0%.
8.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode 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 2600, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2600/2600-act/topic/community