15.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 52% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force in Outer Regional Australia than in most similar areas. While volunteer rates are about average, the region stands out for its high proportion of veterans and a significant number of people caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus, with 27.0% of people providing unpaid care for children, a figure much higher than in most areas. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure.
9.0% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 82% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 67% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 very common here, with 6.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.7%
Higher than 98% 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/RA72/outer-regional-australia/topic/community