27.4% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ashton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of the people in Ashton volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen across the area, with many residents also providing unpaid care for others and serving in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most other areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 21.5% of people providing unpaid care and 31.7% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are far above the national figures.
21.5% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.7% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
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.
The proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is 4.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Ashton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40047/ashton/topic/community