14.3% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Anna Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Anna Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of veteran residency set Anna Bay apart from most similar areas. While many locals contribute through unpaid care and housework, a standout 5.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 21.6%. However, more people do significant housework, with 24.1% spending 15 or more hours a week on these tasks, which is well above the Australian average.
13.0% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
Military service is very common here, with 5.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%. fingertips
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Anna Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10061/anna-bay/topic/community