23.7% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Frome · State Electorate
Community Participation in Frome
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Frome have stepped up to volunteer and provide care since 2011. This is a highly active area where 23.7% of residents volunteer, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.7% of people helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and has risen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life in Frome, where 25.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure, and the number of people providing unpaid care has also risen to 13.3%.
13.3% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of the population having served.
3.9%
Higher than 76% 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 Frome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40017/frome/topic/community