11.0% ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 74% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
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.
A strong presence of military veterans defines community life in Inner Regional Australia, where 13.4% of people have served in the Defence Force. While service is high, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This represents a sharp decline from 2011, when 20.1% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower here than across Australia, with only 17.9% of people providing this care. This is a notable drop from 28.1% in 2011, while those doing heavy housework or general unpaid care have remained steady.
10.6% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 59% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 73% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 68% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 13.4% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 2.8% and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
13.4%
Higher than 99% 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/RA91/inner-regional-australia/topic/community