15.1% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Anna Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Anna Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong a proportion of Anna Bay residents spend their time helping others, with 24.6% doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. This is well above the national figure and represents one of the most significant community contributions in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a decrease of 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the Australian figure at 22.7%, and has fallen 7.1 percentage points since 2011. However, the 13.1% of people providing other unpaid care is a little above both the state and national levels.
13.1% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. At 5.1%, the share of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.1%
Higher than 88% 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 Anna Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031119/anna-bay/topic/community