16.2% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Uriarra Village · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Uriarra Village
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people in Uriarra Village provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This high level of family care defines the daily life of the area, though other forms of community support and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of residents volunteer their time. This is a little below the ACT rate of 18.4%, but a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here at 38.9%, which is far above both the ACT and national figures. In contrast, only 7.4% of people provide other types of unpaid care, a figure well below the national average.
7.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.9% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 most areas have served in the Defence Force, at 4.4%. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%, though a little below the ACT's 6.0%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Uriarra Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80128/uriarra-village/topic/community