10.8% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alison · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Alison
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Alison has shifted over the years, with a notable focus on home and family duties. While formal volunteering is low, nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people in Alison volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 32.4% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure far above the national average. This aligns with higher rates of unpaid care, including 29.7% of residents looking after children.
14.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 32.4%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.1% of residents having served, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Alison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10034/alison/topic/community