5.1% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashcroft · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ashcroft
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in Ashcroft take part in unpaid community or home work compared to similar areas. Only 5.1% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This low level of participation extends across volunteering, childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for any area of this size, with only 5.1% of people helping out. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work at home is less common here than in most areas. Only 20.6% of people provide unpaid childcare and 16.1% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures. However, the 11.7% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the rest of the country.
11.7% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.1% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.1% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 67% 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 Ashcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10098/ashcroft/topic/community