22.5% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Austinmer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Austinmer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Austinmer and the rest of the country when it comes to giving back and helping others. About 22.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends deeply into home life and unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.5% of residents giving their time. This is higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very prevalent, as 30.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with the 32.9% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than most areas.
13.3% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
Around 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Austinmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10109/austinmer/topic/community