9.5% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canberra East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Canberra East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 9.5% of people in Canberra East volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2016. The area sees very low levels of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the territory, though it has a notably high proportion of Defence Force veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Canberra East are well below the national figure and the territory average. Only 9.5% of residents volunteer, which is a drop of 4 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most other areas. Only 12.2% of people provide unpaid childcare and 10.4% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are far below the national figures.
7.7% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.2% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.4% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 quite common in Canberra East, with 5.7% of residents having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.7%
Higher than 90% 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 Canberra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031113/canberra-east/topic/community