11.2% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashmore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ashmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Ashmore volunteer their time compared to most other areas. Only 11.2% of the community does volunteer work, a figure that has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 11.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is around the middle for its level. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.5%) and those providing other unpaid care (11.0%) are both lower than most areas.
11.0% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 Ashmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091263/ashmore/topic/community