14.1% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ngunnawal · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ngunnawal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family responsibilities and military service shape the daily lives of many in Ngunnawal. More than 32% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While the area has a strong military connection, local volunteering rates are lower than in other parts of the ACT.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure but well below the ACT average of 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 32.4% of people caring for children unpaid, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, only 11.7% provide other types of unpaid care, a figure lower than most areas.
11.7% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
Military service is common in Ngunnawal, where 5.2% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Ngunnawal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80100/ngunnawal/topic/community