19.6% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Albury - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Albury - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering define Albury - South compared to similar areas. Nearly one in five people here give their time to a cause, which is well above the national figure. While some forms of unpaid work have declined, the area shows a strong trend of community and service contribution.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.6% of residents are volunteers, a figure well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This is much higher than most areas, although it has fallen by 4.0 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is a little above the state and national figures at 13.3%, and has risen since 2011. However, fewer people here provide unpaid childcare or do 15 or more hours of housework compared to most areas.
13.3% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 3.4%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 64% 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 Albury - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109011174/albury-south/topic/community