18.4% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Australian Capital Territory · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Australian Capital Territory
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Six per cent of residents in the Australian Capital Territory have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national rate. The territory shows a strong commitment to community and family, with high rates of volunteering and child care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas, with 18.4% of people giving their time. While this is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%, it has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is high at 28.3%, which is a little above the national average. Other forms of support are more modest, with 12% of people providing general unpaid care and 19.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.0% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is among the highest in the country for this level of area. At 6%, the territory's rate is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/801/australian-capital-territory/topic/community