26.6% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Albany Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Albany Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Albany Surrounds than in most similar areas. About 26.6% of residents give their time to help others, which is far above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While volunteering is very common here, the rate of 26.6% has fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life here, with 29.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work—a figure well above the national average. Other care roles are more typical, with 12.6% providing unpaid care and 26.6% caring for children unpaid.
12.6% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 seen at a typical rate, with 3.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.1%
Higher than 56% 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 Albany Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011226/albany-surrounds/topic/community