22.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 87% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Very Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Community Participation in Very Remote Australia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in Very Remote Australia than across the rest of the country. Nearly 23% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong community spirit is seen alongside high rates of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.8% of people taking part. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 28.8% of people caring for children—a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. More people are also doing 15 or more hours of housework and providing general unpaid care than in most other parts of Australia.
11.5% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 60% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 88% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 63% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
About 2.4% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most other areas.
2.4%
Lower than 75% 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 Very Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA44/very-remote-australia/topic/community