16.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6798, OT · Postcode
Community Participation in 6798, OT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 6798 participate in unpaid care and volunteering compared to most other areas. While 16% of the community volunteers, the area has some of the lowest rates of unpaid housework and caregiving in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in the area fell slightly since 2011 to 16%. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, but it is well below the 21.7% seen across the Other Territories.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas, with only 5.6% of people providing care and 13.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures, along with the 19.3% who care for children unpaid, are well below the national average.
5.6% ▲ +121.1%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with 1.5% of people having served. This is a little below both the national figure of 2.8% and the 3.1% recorded for the Other Territories.
1.5%
Lower 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 6798, OT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6798/6798-ot/topic/community