12.7% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Arrawarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Arrawarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of unpaid care and military service set Arrawarra apart from most similar areas. While only 12.7% of people volunteer, which is about the same as the state figure, the community has a notably strong history of service and support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 12.7% of residents volunteer, a rate that is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.5% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. Interestingly, while 22.4% do plenty of unpaid housework, the proportion of people caring for children is far below the state and national averages.
15.5% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.3% ▼ -50.5%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 striking 5.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the 2.8% national average.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Arrawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10089/arrawarra/topic/community