18.4% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 69% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
Nearly 18.4% of people in Inner Regional Australia volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and community service, although these rates have generally dipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most similar areas. While 18.4% of residents volunteer, this is down from 20.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 24.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure. Similarly, 27.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a rate much higher than in most other areas.
11.5% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 59% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 84% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 85% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 similar areas, with 3.6% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.6%
Higher than 72% 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/RA51/inner-regional-australia/topic/community