23.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Watson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Watson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Watson volunteer, making it a highly active place for community work. This local spirit is seen in the 23.8% of residents who give their time, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.8% of people helping out. This is well above the 18.4% seen across the ACT and far higher than the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major part of home life, as 31.2% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 11.9% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.9% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.7%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80131/watson/topic/community