24.0% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Condobolin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Condobolin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Condobolin volunteer, a rate far above the state and national figures. This high level of community spirit stands out as the town's most striking feature, even though the number of volunteers has dipped since 2011. Other forms of community support and service follow more typical national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24% of residents volunteer their time, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13.3% of people helping out. Other tasks, like caring for children or doing over 15 hours of housework, are about the same as the state and national figures.
13.3% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a much lower proportion than in most other areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Condobolin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021062/condobolin/topic/community