23.1% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Adelong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Adelong volunteer their time, which is far above the state figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, where residents are more likely to give their time than those in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1% and far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people providing care and 24.7% doing over 15 hours of housework, both well above the national figures. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is 22.6%, which is well below the Australian average.
14.5% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 more common in Adelong than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Adelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10018/adelong/topic/community