25.0% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Channon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Channon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in The Channon volunteers, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and housework for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25% of residents giving their time, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent in the area, as 32.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a high rate of unpaid care, with 15.9% of residents providing care, which is well above the Australian average.
15.9% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.2% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, at 3.2%, which is about the same as the 2.8% recorded across Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 The Channon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13832/the-channon/topic/community