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Throsby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Community Participation in Throsby

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A huge gap in family care defines Throsby, where 44% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is far above the ACT and national figures. While many residents support their families at home, they are much less likely to volunteer in the wider community.

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📍 Throsby, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Throsby sits — Volunteers

11.2% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Throsby — lower than 76% of areas.

Throsby11.2%
2914, ACT 14.4%
Australian Capital Territory 18.4%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 11.2% of people in Throsby volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the ACT figure of 18.4%.

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11.2% —

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

The area sees a very high rate of unpaid childcare at 44%, far above the national figure. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are among the lowest at 8.2%, well below the 11.9% seen across Australia.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence service is common here, with 6.8% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for this level and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.

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 Throsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041122/throsby/topic/community