30.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Albert · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Albert
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in Albert volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement defines the local area. Residents are much more likely to give their time to others than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.9% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and 14.1% across Australia. This rate is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 27.9% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 26.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian average.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
No one in Albert has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia and lower than most other areas.
0.0%
Lower 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 Albert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10024/albert/topic/community