41.2% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
ACT Remainder - Stromlo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in ACT Remainder - Stromlo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in ACT Remainder - Stromlo volunteer than the rest of the territory. About 41.2% of residents give their time to others, a figure that is way above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 41.2% of people helping out, which is 23 points higher than the figure for the Australian Capital Territory.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major part of life for 33.3% of residents, which is well above the national figure. This is alongside 25.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, though the 11.8% who provide other unpaid care is about the same as the national average.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 7.8% of people having served, well above the 2.8% figure for Australia.
7.8%
Higher than 91% 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 ACT Remainder - Stromlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80014/act-remainder-stromlo/topic/community