16.8% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Central West · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Central West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up to volunteer in the Central West since 2011, though the region still sees a higher rate of community contribution than most. About 16.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 5.0 percentage points since 2011, but at 16.8%, the rate remains a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid work than in most areas, with 22.6% spending 15 or more hours on housework. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the state figure at 12.6%, while 26.5% provide unpaid childcare.
12.6% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Lower than 56% of region (sa4) 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 Central West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/103/central-west/topic/community