20.0% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Armidale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Armidale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Armidale, where 20% of residents give their time to others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community contribution is high, the area sees lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five people volunteer in Armidale, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13% and the Australian figure of 14.1%. This level of participation is around the middle for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few people here do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, at 19.6%, which is much lower than most areas. Unpaid childcare is also well below the national rate at 22.7%, though 12.5% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
12.5% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10086/armidale/topic/community