6.9% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Auburn · State Electorate
Community Participation in Auburn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well below the national figure for volunteering and care, Auburn shows low levels of community and home-based support. Only 6.9% of people here volunteer, and those providing unpaid care are far fewer than in most other areas. These figures have generally fallen or stayed low since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.9% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure. This level of participation has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than across Australia, with only 8.2% of people providing unpaid care and 20.1% caring for children. Just 15.6% of residents spend 15 hours or more on housework, a figure that is well below the state average.
8.2% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 0.5% of the population. This is among the lowest proportions for similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.5%
Lower than 99% of state electorate 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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10002/auburn/topic/community