14.8% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Community Participation in Remote Australia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Remote Australia provide unpaid childcare, making it a central part of daily life. While many residents step up to look after children, other forms of community contribution, like volunteering, have seen a decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus, with 27.2% of people providing unpaid care for children, a rate much higher than most areas. In contrast, the 8.8% who provide other unpaid care and the 15.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework are both well below the national figures.
8.8% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 73% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 84% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 strong connection to the military is evident in Remote Australia, where 4.0% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 82% 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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA73/remote-australia/topic/community