17.4% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2617, ACT · Postcode
Community Participation in 2617, ACT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people have served in the Defence Force in postcode 2617 than in most similar areas. While volunteer rates are now about the same as the territory average, there is a notably low rate of people providing unpaid care compared to the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down from 20.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 10.5% of people providing such support. This trend is seen across the board, including a lower than average 23.3% caring for children unpaid.
10.5% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 little above the national average, 4.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.0%
Higher than 77% 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 2617, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2617/2617-act/topic/community