6.4% ▼ -50.7%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Symonston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Symonston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very low levels of community and unpaid work mark the profile of Symonston compared to similar areas. Only 6.4% of people volunteer here, which is a striking gap when compared to the broader region. This trend of low engagement extends across most forms of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 6.4% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates at this level and far below the ACT figure of 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 6.9% of people providing care and 8.9% caring for children unpaid, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, only 11.5% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well below the Australian average.
6.9% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.9% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.5% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
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.
A higher than usual share of the community has served in the Defence Force, at 4.1%. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%, though it remains a little below the ACT average of 6.0%.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Symonston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80121/symonston/topic/community