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Strathnairn · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Strathnairn

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A high 34.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare in Strathnairn, far exceeding national and state levels. While child care is common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent. The area sees lower rates of volunteering and general caregiving compared to most other places.

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📍 Strathnairn, Suburb / Locality

Where Strathnairn sits — Volunteers

12.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Strathnairn — lower than 77% of areas.

Strathnairn12.6%
2615, ACT 17.0%
Australian Capital Territory 18.4%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 12.6% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the ACT figure of 18.4%.

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12.6% —

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid childcare is very common at 34.4%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, other unpaid work is rare, with people providing general unpaid care at 7.2%, a rate well below both the state and the nation.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.9% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.

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 Strathnairn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80120/strathnairn/topic/community