31.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aarons Pass · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Aarons Pass
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of residents in Aarons Pass volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where many people contribute significant unpaid work and care. The area also has a notably strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent in this community, where 37.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure. Providing unpaid care is also well above the Australian average at 17.2%, though the 24.1% who care for children is a little below the national rate.
17.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.9% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Military service is much more common here than elsewhere, with 20% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
20.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Aarons Pass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10001/aarons-pass/topic/community