14.4% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2914, ACT · Postcode
Community Participation in 2914, ACT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 38% of people in postcode 2914 provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement and volunteering are generally lower than in other parts of the territory.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the territory figure of 18.4% and down from 17.0% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common at 37.7%, though this is 4 percentage points lower than in 2011. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.4%) and those providing other unpaid care (10.1%) are both much lower than in most other areas.
10.1% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.7% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 common here, with 6.9% of the population having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.9%
Higher than 97% 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 2914, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2914/2914-act/topic/community