16.2% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 50% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Community Participation in Inner Regional Australia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher levels of unpaid care and house work set Inner Regional Australia apart from the national average. While 16.2% of people volunteer, the area is most notable for the large number of residents providing support for others in their homes. This includes a significant proportion of people managing housework and caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. However, this is down from 20.8% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much higher than most areas, 23.6% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework each week. This trend is alongside a high rate of unpaid caregiving at 13.2%, while 25.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare.
13.2% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 87% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 81% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 more common here than in most other similar areas, with 3.9% of people having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 79% of remoteness area 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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA11/inner-regional-australia/topic/community