20.2% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stirling · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Stirling
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to others in Stirling than in most other areas. One in five residents volunteers, and the area has a high rate of people providing unpaid care for children and others in their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.2% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though this is 4.5 points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 16.3% of people providing care—among the highest rates for similar areas. This is seen alongside 23.8% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure.
16.3% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 more common here than elsewhere, with 7.5% of people having served, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
7.5%
Higher than 97% 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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081096/stirling/topic/community