9.4% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taylor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Taylor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Taylor than in most other similar areas. While only 9.4% of residents give their time to volunteering, a very high 41.5% of people here provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 9.4% of people volunteer here, which is well below the ACT figure of 18.4% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 41.5% of people providing this care, far above the national figure of 26.3%. However, other forms of unpaid work are less common, as the 7.9% who provide general unpaid care is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
7.9% —
Lower than 91% 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.
41.5% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% —
Lower than 71% 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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Taylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041121/taylor/topic/community