24.5% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Reid · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Reid
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Reid than in the rest of the country. About one in four residents gives their time to others, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out against the area's lower rates of unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national average. This is a slight drop from 2016, when volunteering stood at 27.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower here than in the ACT, with only 15.6% of people providing this care. Meanwhile, 12.1% provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.1% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 common in Reid, where 5.8% of the population has served. This is a little above the Australian average and about the same as the figure for the ACT.
5.8%
Higher than 90% 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 Reid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051127/reid/topic/community