12.8% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2912, ACT · Postcode
Community Participation in 2912, ACT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 25% of people in postcode 2912 provide unpaid child care, making it the most prominent form of community contribution in the area. However, other forms of local participation and unpaid care are generally much lower than in other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the ACT figure of 18.4%. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here; only 8.3% of people provide unpaid care and 15.3% do more than 15 hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures. The number of people caring for children unpaid has also fallen since 2011 to 24.7%.
8.3% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.3% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
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.
Defence service is very common in the area, with 5.9% of people having served. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 92% 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 2912, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2912/2912-act/topic/community