12.3% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Franklin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Franklin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Franklin provide unpaid care compared to other areas, though the suburb has a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members. While 4.7% of residents have served in the military, community volunteering is lower than the territory average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of people volunteer here, which is well below the ACT figure of 18.4%. This rate has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. However, providing other unpaid care is among the lowest in the region at 7.9%, and far fewer people do 15 or more hours of housework each week than in most other areas.
7.9% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 people in Franklin have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 4.7% of residents having served.
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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041039/franklin/topic/community