17.2% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 56% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
Fewer people in Inner Regional Australia have volunteered since 2011, though 17.2% still give their time, which is well above the national figure. This region sees a high level of community and family support, particularly through unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of people volunteer, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. However, this has fallen from 22.9% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 23.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure. Providing other unpaid care is also among the highest for similar areas at 14.3%, while 26.3% care for children unpaid.
14.3% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 84% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 more common here than in most other similar areas, with 3.3% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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/RA21/inner-regional-australia/topic/community