16.4% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Valentine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Valentine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering set Valentine apart from most similar areas. About 16.4% of residents volunteer, and over a third are unpaid carers for children, reflecting a community heavily focused on family and local support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in the wider state, with 16.4% of people giving their time compared to 13% in New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family support is a major feature of the area, as 33.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with higher rates of people providing general unpaid care (14.7%) and those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework (26.8%).
14.7% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Valentine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14083/valentine/topic/community