11.3% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shellharbour - Flinders · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Shellharbour - Flinders
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Shellharbour - Flinders provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents are heavily involved in unpaid home and family care, there has been a drop in local volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.3% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 3.6 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 30.7% of people caring for children and 23.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly; both figures are much higher than most areas. Around 12.8% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is higher than most areas and barely changed since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
About 2.3% of the community have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Shellharbour - Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031141/shellharbour-flinders/topic/community