16.2% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2606, ACT · Postcode
Community Participation in 2606, ACT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and performing unpaid care in postcode 2606 than they were ten years ago. While 16.2% of residents now volunteer, this is a drop of 4.5 percentage points since 2011. The area remains more active in community work than the national average, despite these downward trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Australian figure but a little below the ACT's 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 22.2% of people provide unpaid childcare and 16.9% do over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures.
10.2% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.5%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 84% 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 2606, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2606/2606-act/topic/community