14.3% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Stephens · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Port Stephens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care and serve in the military in Port Stephens than in most similar areas. While 13.7% of residents provide unpaid care, the most striking feature is the high number of former Defence Force members. This community engagement is balanced by a volunteering rate that is about the same as the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people in Port Stephens volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. This is down from 17.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing care and 24.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well above the national figures. In contrast, the 23.9% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the Australian average.
13.7% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 very prominent in Port Stephens, where 6.6% of people have served. This is well above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
6.6%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Port Stephens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10603/port-stephens/topic/community