15.3% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shoalhaven · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Shoalhaven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service set Shoalhaven apart from the rest of the state. While 6.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a high proportion of residents also spend significant time supporting others in their homes and community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people in Shoalhaven volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of community involvement has fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the Australian figure of 20.7%. Similarly, 13.5% provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas, though the 23.1% who care for children unpaid is well below the national rate.
13.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is more common here than elsewhere, with 6.3% of residents having done so. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
6.3%
Higher than 94% 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 Shoalhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11401/shoalhaven/topic/community