12.2% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 69% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
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.
A little fewer than the national figure volunteer their time in Major Urban, where 12.2% of people do so. While volunteering has fallen since 2011, a higher proportion of people here provide unpaid care compared to most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped by 3.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.2%. This is lower than most other areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here, with 26.4% of people involved, which is higher than most similar areas. However, the 19.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the national figure of 20.7%.
12.6% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 67% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 59% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
Only 1.6% of people in Major Urban have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 89% 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/SOS20/major-urban/topic/community