17.1% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Amaroo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Amaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in Amaroo provide unpaid childcare, which is well above both the territory and national figures. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the area. Other community contributions, such as volunteering and military service, are also common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of people volunteer, a figure that is a little below the ACT average but a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is very common here, with 34.2% of people doing so unpaid. While this is much higher than most areas, those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework (20.7%) are fewer than in most other places.
12.6% ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is particularly high in Amaroo, with 8.2% of people having served. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
8.2%
Higher than 92% 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 Amaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80019/amaroo/topic/community