13.4% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Raglan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Raglan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 35.1% of people in Raglan provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While volunteering is around the national figure, the community is heavily involved in unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and sits roughly in line with the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family support is a major part of local life, with 14.8% of people providing unpaid care and 24.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well above the New South Wales figures for both activities.
14.8% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.1% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 3.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Raglan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13317/raglan/topic/community