11.7% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Major Urban · Section of State
Community Participation in Major Urban
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one quarter of people in Major Urban provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out at home, fewer people are volunteering compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.7% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 3.4 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 25.3% of people looking after children, a figure about the same as the Australian average. Around 20.3% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, while 10.9% provide other unpaid care.
10.9% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 58% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 51% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 87% of section of state 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 Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS10/major-urban/topic/community