13.9% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Driver · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Driver
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 6% of people in Driver have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. While many residents provide unpaid childcare, this is balanced by a lower rate of those spending significant time on housework. Community volunteering has dipped slightly in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Northern Territory and Australian figures. This rate has fallen 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.4% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure. However, those spending 15 or more hours on unpaid housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 17.3%.
11.6% ▲ +58.6%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 high 5.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national average.
5.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Driver [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041037/driver/topic/community