17.5% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Page · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Page
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 17.5% of people in Page volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the national average. This community is more active in volunteering than most other similar areas, though the number has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Page are higher than most areas and sit at 17.5%. While this is about the same as the ACT average, it is 3.3 percentage points higher than the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to most areas, with only 24% caring for children. This is well below the ACT's 28.3%, and the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is also much lower than in most areas.
11.4% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.7%, this is a little above the national average, though it sits slightly below the ACT figure of 6%.
4.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Page [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011023/page/topic/community