9.3% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canberra East · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Canberra East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have taken on unpaid roles since 2011 in Canberra East. While 7.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, the area sees much lower rates of volunteering and unpaid care compared to the rest of the territory.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.3% of people volunteer here, which is well below the ACT figure of 18.4%. This rate has fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is far less common here than across Australia, with only 10.5% of people caring for children and 5.8% providing other unpaid care. Just 9.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, and all three of these figures have fallen since 2011.
5.8% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.5% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.2% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 common in Canberra East, with 7.7% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Canberra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80103/canberra-east/topic/community