23.3% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Downer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Downer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines daily life in Downer, where nearly a quarter of the population volunteers. This is well above the national figure, making it one of the most active areas for community support in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.3% of people volunteer here, which is well above both the ACT figure of 18.4% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 28.4%, which is slightly above the national figure. However, only 18.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a rate much lower than most other areas.
12.7% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
Some 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national average of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Downer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80047/downer/topic/community