17.6% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Codrington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Codrington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid housework sets Codrington apart from most similar areas. While 38.2% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on house chores, the community also shows a strong spirit of giving, with 17.6% of residents volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Codrington are well above the national figure of 14.1% and the state average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is far more common here than in the rest of the state, where only 21.2% of people do 15 or more hours a week. In contrast, providing unpaid care is among the lowest for its area at 4.4%, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%.
4.4% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 38.2%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure a little below the state and national averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Codrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10957/codrington/topic/community