12.4% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ambrose · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ambrose
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 5% of people in Ambrose have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other areas. While military service is common, other forms of community work and unpaid care are generally less frequent here than in the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with only 8.2% of people providing care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with the fact that the share of people caring for children unpaid is also well below the Australian average.
8.2% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 a standout feature for Ambrose, where 4.9% of people have served. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Ambrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30054/ambrose/topic/community