21.0% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 84% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Community Participation in Outer Regional Australia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 21% of people in Outer Regional Australia volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the region, even though volunteering rates have dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. However, this is down from 26.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.8% of people providing care—a figure that has risen since 2011. Much higher than most areas, 23.5% of residents also do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
12.8% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 82% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 54% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 79% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
A higher share of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of the population having served. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 58% 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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA42/outer-regional-australia/topic/community