14.9% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Inner Regional Australia have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. While community spirit remains steady, the number of people volunteering has dropped. Unpaid care and housework are also common features of life in this region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people volunteer, which is roughly the same as the national figure. However, this is 4.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 12.9% of people helping out. This rises alongside a higher than usual 23.3% of people who spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
12.9% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 84% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 77% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
The region has a strong military connection, with 4.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 87% 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/RA31/inner-regional-australia/topic/community