12.6% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Strathnairn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Strathnairn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in unpaid care defines Strathnairn, where 34.4% of people provide unpaid childcare—a figure well above the national average. While family support is high, other forms of community contribution are less common here than in other parts of the territory.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common in Strathnairn than in most areas, with only 12.6% of people helping out. This is well below the ACT figure of 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 34.4% of people providing unpaid care for children, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. In contrast, people providing other types of unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are much less common than in the rest of the country.
7.2% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.4% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force here than in most other areas, at 3.9%. This is a little above the national figure, though a little below the ACT average of 6.0%.
3.9%
Higher than 76% 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 Strathnairn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011143/strathnairn/topic/community