20.6% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Garran · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Garran
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement mark Garran compared to most similar areas. Around 20.6% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of participation extends into the home and the military, with high rates of unpaid care and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the ACT figure of 18.4%. This is much higher than most areas, though the rate has fallen 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 31.0% of people caring for children, a figure well above the 26.3% national average. This is higher than most areas and is consistent with 22.8% of residents doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly.
12.6% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 in most similar areas, with 6.9% of people having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and slightly higher than the 6.0% seen across the ACT.
6.9%
Higher than 95% 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 Garran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091102/garran/topic/community