21.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
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Community Participation in City
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national figure of volunteers is found in City, where 21.1% of people give their time to others. This high level of community spirit stands in stark contrast to the very low rates of unpaid care and housework in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of residents helping out, which is a little above the ACT figure of 18.4% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very rare in City; only 6.4% of people care for children and 5.2% provide other unpaid care, both of which are far below the ACT and national figures.
5.2% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.4% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
7.9% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 much higher share of residents than in most areas have served in the Defence Force, at 5.4%, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80038/city/topic/community