17.8% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Albury · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Albury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in West Albury have stepped up to volunteer since 2011, with 17.8% of residents now giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and reflects a community where local involvement is more common than in most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas but still well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.1% of residents providing support, which is a little above the national figure. However, the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average at 23.3%.
14.1% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
A higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 3.9%, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 West Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14256/west-albury/topic/community