15.3% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 55% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Other Urban · Section of State
Community Participation in Other Urban
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Other Urban provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While the region shows strong levels of unpaid care and housework, the number of people volunteering has dropped since 2011. These figures highlight a community where a significant amount of effort goes into supporting families and households.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this represents a drop from 2011, when the volunteering rate was 20.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing such support—among the highest rates for similar areas. This is consistent with 26.7% of residents caring for children unpaid and 22.5% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.8% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 90% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 75% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 3.1%. This is lower than most similar areas and is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.1%
Lower than 61% 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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS21/other-urban/topic/community