15.6% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stafford · State Electorate
Community Participation in Stafford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual in Stafford spend their spare time helping others, with 15.6% of the population volunteering. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and service, with a notably high number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local volunteering is higher than in most other areas, with 15.6% of residents giving their time. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people are providing unpaid care than they were in 2011, with 26.0% now caring for children. While 10.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, this is much lower than in most other areas.
10.6% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 proportion of people in Stafford have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.8% of the population having military experience.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Stafford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30080/stafford/topic/community