11.9% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alfords Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Alfords Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care stand out in Alfords Point compared to the rest of the state. While a small number of people volunteer, a significant portion of the local population spends a great deal of time supporting others in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.9% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Support at home is common, with 15.1% of people providing unpaid care, well above the 11.9% national figure. This is consistent with the 26.4% who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above both the state and national figures.
15.1% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
Those who served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 62% 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 Alfords Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10031/alfords-point/topic/community