17.1% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Amaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Amaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high 34.2% of people in Amaroo provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents contribute to their community through various forms of care and service, the rate of volunteering has slipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most similar areas, with 17.1% of residents helping out. This is a little above the Australian figure, though the rate fell by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common, with 34.2% of people doing so, which is well above the ACT and national figures. Meanwhile, 12.6% provide other forms of unpaid care, a figure that rose by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 very prominent in Amaroo, where 8.2% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
8.2%
Higher than 99% 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 Amaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041034/amaroo/topic/community