22.2% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Albury · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Albury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Albury than in most similar areas, with 22.2% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit stands out as a key feature of the area, sitting well above both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 22.2% of people in Albury volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.2% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, this is a little above the national figure. However, those doing unpaid housework or caring for children are fewer than in most other areas.
13.2% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Force service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of the population having served, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10027/albury/topic/community