22.1% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Canberra · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in South Canberra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of volunteering than the national average defines South Canberra, where 22.1% of people give their time to others. This strong community spirit is paired with a high number of former Defence Force members compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.1% of residents helping out—well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is 2.6 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid childcare or do heavy housework compared to most areas, with child care at 23.2% and housework at 18.1%. Meanwhile, 12.0% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.0% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 South Canberra, where 8.1% of people have served. This is well above the Australian average of 2.8% and a little above the territory figure of 6.0%.
8.1%
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 South Canberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80106/south-canberra/topic/community