18.3% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Evans Head · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Evans Head
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Evans Head volunteer their time compared to the rest of the state. This community spirit is reflected in a high rate of local service and care, with 18.3% of residents volunteering and a significant number of people providing unpaid support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.3% of people helping out, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for 15.3% of residents, a figure well above the national average. While fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 23.1% of the population spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.3% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Defence service is more common in Evans Head than in most similar areas, with 4.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11472/evans-head/topic/community