16.9% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Araluen · State Electorate
Community Participation in Araluen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Araluen volunteer than in the national average, though this has dropped since 2011. The area stands out for having much lower rates of people doing heavy housework or providing general unpaid care compared to most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above both the Northern Territory and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when the figure was 21.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a bit more than the national figure—only 8.5% provide general unpaid care. This last group is among the lowest for its level and well below the national rate of 11.9%.
8.5% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average, but a little below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
2.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Araluen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70002/araluen/topic/community