16.3% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Evans Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Evans Head
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average for volunteering, Evans Head is a place where 16.3% of people give their time to help others. While this is higher than most areas, it is a drop from the 22.3% seen in 2011. Local residents also show a strong tendency to provide unpaid care and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community help has fallen by 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing support, a figure well above the New South Wales average. While 24.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the proportion of those caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 22.4%.
14.7% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to similar areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011241/evans-head/topic/community