21.1% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Civic · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Civic
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering set Civic apart from the rest of the country. About 21.1% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community spirit is high, the area has very few people providing unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of residents giving their time. This is a little above the ACT average of 18.4% and has stayed steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon in Civic; only 6.4% of people care for children, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those doing heavy housework or providing general unpaid care are among the lowest in the country.
5.2% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.4% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
7.9% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 high proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 5.4%, this is a little above the Australian average and about the same as the ACT rate.
5.4%
Higher than 89% 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 Civic [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051053/civic/topic/community