10.7% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canberra Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Canberra Airport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are spending their spare time on unpaid work and volunteering in Canberra Airport than in most other areas. This is a largely non-residential place where community participation is notably low, with only 10.7% of people volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well below the national figure of 14.1% and the ACT's 18.4%. This involvement has fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here; only 7.8% of people provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure. Housework and childcare figures are also lower than the ACT and national averages, with housework rates falling 4.2 percentage points since 2016.
7.8% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
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.
About 2.8% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure, though well below the ACT average of 6.0%.
2.8%
Lower than 52% 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 Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031114/canberra-airport/topic/community